Tragic: Man drowns in Bayelsa while trying to escape police stray bullets

by Oge Okonkwo

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In an attempt to escape from the men of the Nigeria Police Force, a 35-year-old man identified as Chinelu Obasi met his untimely end as he jumped into a river and drowned in Bayelsa state on Monday, November 4.

It was gathered that the incident happened when policemen raided the hide-out of some criminals in  Bebelebiri 2 community of Yenagoa local government council.

It was also learnt that during the raid one of the policemen was shot in the leg by a colleague who was shooting sporadically to scare the members and customers of the notorious hangout  known as ‘cooler-spot’.

Leadership Newspapers reports:

LEADERSHIP Friday also gathered that the hang-out, known for the sale of illicit substances, cannabis and other hard drugs, was invaded by two units of armed policemen from the area command of the Bayelsa State Police Command.

According to a security source, the raid was approved by the divisional police officer, based on an anonymous tip-off. One of the policemen deployed for the mission allegedly opened fire on sighting some group of boys at the notorious hang-out.

While many of the suspected drug peddlers sought to escape the stray bullets and subsequent arrests, Obasi, who is allegedly a poor swimmer, opted to jump into the river. He was found floating on the river a day after, opposite the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yenagoa.

Another police officer, who was unidentified, also sustained a gun-shot wound, but was later taken to the Glory Land Hospital in Yenagoa for treatment.

When LEADERSHIP Friday contacted the spokesperson of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Alex Akhigbe, he said he was yet to be “fully briefed” on the incident.

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