Police in Rivers have arrested and detained a policeman who allegedly killed a commercial tricyclist at Rukpokwu area of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.
Rivers police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni was quoted saying by The Nation on Thursday: “I am aware of the incident at Rukpokwu. One of our men killed a Keke rider this morning. The policeman has been disarmed and he is detained now.
“We have mobilised our men in the area to restore calm and contain a further breakdown of law and order.
“We are pleading for calm to allow us to bring him to justice. Two wrongs can never make a wrong. The Keke driver has died and the man who killed him must receive his punishment.
“Killing a policeman or burning down a station cannot bring him back to life or give him justice, instead it will deteriorate the situation.”
It was gathered that the policeman shot the transporter over refusal to give him N100 bribe.
Angry youths in the area evacuated the corpse of the victim and dumped it at the Rumuokoro police division, forcing the police to fire shots to disperse them.
