The Borno State Police command on Monday urged traders of alcoholic drinks to stop selling products to policemen in uniform to avert accidents.
Making this plead during a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday, Public Relations Officer ASP Kenneth Daso, assured that the police will continue to ensure protection of lives and property.
Daso stated this while reacting to a case involving a police officer, who allegedly shot his father in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
He said, “What happened was that yesterday 21st July at about 4:30pm one police officer Sergeant Linus Wadzani, serving at Mopol six in Maiduguri came back from work in possession of his AK 47 rifle. He had a misunderstanding with his father, late Wadzani, as a result he fired his father multiple shots on his body at their residence in Tundun area Maiduguri.”
Speaking further Daso disclosed that he was arrested by Police officers on patrol, “they heard the gunshots and swung into action. He was disarmed him to prevent him from further harm. However, the suspect has been arrested and currently under criminal investigation department headquarters in Maiduguri,” he added.
Daso noted that based on his interview with the suspect he killed under the influence of alcohol adding, “He (suspect) claimed that he took some alcohol and some intoxicating substance which led him to commit such offence but my call to the members of the public is that they should not sell any intoxicating substances to officers while in uniform or on duty because this is part of collateral problem that we may have whenever they sell intoxicants to Police officers on duty. Members of the public have a responsibility to support the police at this angle.”
