2 policemen shoot tanker driver in Kano for refusing to increase N100 bribe

by Rachel Ogbu

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Two policemen are reported to have shot a tanker driver who refused to increase the N100 bribe he offered them.

The incident which occurred along Wudil Federal High-Way in Kano, northwest Nigeria on Monday caused an uproar as angry tanker drivers protesting the shooting blocked the major highway linking Kano to Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno states.

According to reports, the Commissioner of Police who ordered for the immediate arrest and trial of the policemen, a sergeant and an Inspector, said his Command must ensure that they pay for their misdeeds.

An eyewitness who spoke to reporters said: “The Police flagged down the Tanker driver who was on his way to Kano and allegedly requested for a bribe; and the Tanker driver obliged and gave them a tip of N100, but the police men insisted that the money was too small. It was at this point that argument ensued and one of the police men pulled a trigger and shot the Tanker driver on the leg,” said an eyewitness.

Spokesman of the Command, ASP Musa Magaji Majia said the Police authorities were funding hospital bills of the driver shot on the leg, and there are indications that the offending officers may be dismissed from the Force.

“Once we received the signal from the area, we quickly moved in and ensured the arrest of the trigger-happy officer as well as his supervisor, an Inspector on the order of the Commissioner of Police.”

“We took the injured driver to the hospital, foot his medical bill and also deployed an officer to watch over his safety while recuperating in his hospital bed. Justice will be done as we are prepared to sacrifice those men if they fail to prove their innocence. They must be tried in line with the established order and regulations,” Majia said.

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  1. Plz dear watz d name of d driver and d police officers?from which division do dey came from plz.

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