A police corporal, Abudu Alonge, who
allegedly shot and killed a pregnant woman over a N20 bribe has been dismissed.
The trigger-happy cop allegedly opened
fire on a Nissan Almera car with registration number Ondo KAA 80 AA and the
bullet hit the pregnant woman who was in the car and she died before she could
be taken to the hospital.
The incident happened along Ijapo Road in
Akure, the Ondo state capital, southwest Nigeria, on Tuesday when the driver of
the cab reportedly refused to give the policeman the N20 bribe he demanded.
The spokesman of the Ondo State Police
Command, Wole Ogodo, confirmed the incident.
He condemned the act and added that it was
being investigated.
Eyewitnesses said trouble started when the
driver of the cab insisted his documents were up to date and so he would not
give Corporal Alonge any bribe. The infuriated cop then opened fire on the cab.
The incident resulted in pandemonium and
Alonge took to his heels and was shielded by his colleagues who came to his
rescue when a mob wanted to lynch him.
The mob reportedly attacked the Ijapo
police post where Corporal Alonge sought refuge.
Mobile policemen later brought the
situation under control after shooting in the air to disperse the angry youths.
[PM
News]
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