Viral video has showed the moment a Nigerian police officer aimed a shot at a man for speaking up against the assault on his neighbor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The incident which happened at an undisclosed street/closed in Port Harcourt city has got many Nigerians wondering what could led an Officer of the law to aim a shot at a unarmed civilian.
Reacting to the video, Nigerians has registered their displeasure. Some even tagged the ACP Markus Ishaku Basiran, the Head of Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Complaint Response Unit (CRU) to the post.
“What did I just watch Flushed faceFlushed face. If this wasn’t captured and the guy is killed they will say it’s accidental discharge or he was dragging the officer’s firearm. @PoliceNG stop killing innocent Nigerians! STOP KILLING INNOCENT NIGERIANS!!! – A twitter user with the name @FutureGCFR_NG wrote in reaction.
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Tagging ACP Ishaku, @Stanley_Moses13 want the police officer involved to be arrested, he wrote; “How would the @PoliceNG get these guys apprehended ? @AcpIshaku needs information , the plate number or the name of station the vehicle is attached to”.
@AlugwoUche in his own parts think Nigerian police officers are no longer protecting lives but they have become a threat, he wrote; @PoliceNG has become a terrorist organisation. Is that what they were ordered to?why treating citizens like this. This is why many people find it difficult to visit home. I live in a country where police respect their citizens. But the reverse is the case in my country. Very bad
@SodiqSobande wrote; “I won’t be surprised if the AIG come out to defend this one tomorrow.
You need to see d way he (AIG) was attacking someone that tweeted that his boys are not discharging their duties in a professional way the other day on NTA.
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@CallMeABD said it’s better if there would be no police in Nigeria, he wrote; “It’s better we don’t even have police men in this country. Let’s be protecting our seleves. The government should just legalize the use of guns. These people are bunch of rogues. They are of no use.
Watch the video below…
https://twitter.com/TheViralTrendz/status/1258832569824657409
It should be recall that the police in rivers state are going about enforcing the lockdown ordered by the state governor, Nyesom Wike in a bid to stop the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
As at the moment, Rivers State has 21 cases of Coronavirus according to reports by the Nigerian Center of Disease Control, NCDC.
