A tragic incident occurred in Plateau State where a policeman accidentally shot and killed his colleague, Tanko Emmanuel.
The shooting took place on Wednesday around Ahmadu Bello Way in Jos, during an operation to clear traders from the road, ordered by the state government.
According to sources, Emmanuel was engaged in an argument with a civilian when one of his colleagues accidentally discharged a bullet, hitting him.
“A 48-year-old policeman identified as Tanko Emmanuel was shot to death in Ahmadu Bello Way, Jos on Wednesday while enforcing the clearance of traders from the road on the order of the state government,” a source told SaharaReporters.
The source continued, “The team was led by one Inspector Haruna. While the deceased policeman and a civilian were arguing, another officer fired a shot, hitting Officer Tanko from Akwanga division with a stray bullet. May Almighty God give his family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss and may the Almighty Allah continue to protect security operatives from catastrophic incidents like this.”
Efforts to reach the Plateau State Police Command spokesperson, Alabo Alfred, for comments were unsuccessful as he did not respond to calls or text messages at the time of filing this news report.
