It has been
reported that a mobile policeman by name Sergeant Steven James yesterday did the unthinkable when in a drunken state he put
his rifle to the wrong use. The incident occurred on Anibaba Street in the Ketu
area of Lagos when he apparently in a state of stupor shot to death a man and a
set of male twins. He thereafter went on to commit suicide by shooting himself.
The said mobile policeman was on
duty at a hotel on Anibaba Street, with the task of ensuring the security of
the hotel’s guests and others within its premises but is said to have indulged
himself in the consumption of excess alcohol. James is said to have lost control
of his senses thereafter got into an altercation with those around him leading
to the sad incident.
The events leading to the shooting
are still not clear to those who were around when it occurred. Eyewitnesses
said James first shot one person then the other two while the people around
watched in awe. He then went on to shoot sporadically in all directions before
turning the gun on himself.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joe Offor, speaking on phone said “It
actually happened. The officer was drunk and he shot three people and
later turned the gun on himself.”
Those present at the scene of the
incident continued to express surprise at the act perpetrated by the deceased
mobile policeman and truly one can only attribute it to his consumption of
alcohol but the question to ask is, why drink while on duty?
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