The
Oyo State Police Command has arrested a policeman for forcefully
entering a police station and attempting to seize a motorcycle from the
station.
The policeman, Boyi Sambo, who is
attached to unit 39 in Ibadan, allegedly stormed the Eleyeile Police
Station with a rifle which had 29 rounds of live ammunition and attacked
Quadri Babatunde, a vehicle inspection officer at the unit after his
demand for the motorcycle was turned down.
The incident, which happened on October
23, resulted in a free-for-all as Sambo threatened to attack more
policemen at the station.
He was alleged to have shot his rifle
into the air while two accomplices, that had yet to be identified,
forcefully took the motorcycle away from the police custody.
Sambo, however, failed in his attempt to escape from the scene as he was overpowered by the policemen on duty and detained.
His rifle was said to have been seized while he had been detained while investigation is ongoing.
Confirming the arrest, acting Police
Public Relations Officer of the command, Ignatius Inyang, said Sambo’s
action was unacceptable and that he was being investigated over the
incident.
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