2 Policemen Killed, 2 Other Officers Injured In Clash With Soldiers In Taraba

Two police officers attached to the Taraba State Police Command have been killed by soldiers in Jalingo on March 20, 2023, during a shootout with Nigerian soldiers.

Also, two other officers, critically injured were said to be receiving treatment from gunshot wounds following a brawl between men of the sister agencies.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer for Taraba State command, SP Abdullahi Usman, controversy sprang up when a female police officer reporting for duty at the INEC state headquarters in Jalingo was stopped by the military man at a checkpoint close to the headquarters and asked for proper identification.

The quarrel was resolved and the female police officer moved to the collation centre only for the military man to go back and drag her out forcefully which advanced to the ugly situation.

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He said, “A very ugly incident happened this morning around 8:30am between a female police officer and a soldier. After the initial misunderstanding, the lady was allowed to proceed to her duty post but later the soldier went back to drag her out.

“The thing is that he called for reinforcement from his office and when it arrived, he had nothing to report and decided to create a situation.

“While we were trying to settle things and I was personally talking to one of the senior soldiers there, the soldiers suddenly started shooting. We were caught in the crossfire and had to run for our dear lives. The soldiers proceeded to the command headquarters here and shot two police officers who went away with their rifles.

“One police officer who was going off duty was shot and killed instantly while another who was just reporting for duty and did not even know what was happening was also shot the moment they identified him as a policeman.

“As we speak, we have gotten reports that our men who are escorting election results or on various duties have been stopped at military checkpoints and harassed. They strip them naked and harass them even though they know nothing about what happened.

“For now, the commissioner of police, CP Yusuf A. Suleiman and the commander of 6 Brigade Jalingo have met and discussed and have agreed that a a panel of enquiry be set up to look into the real cause of this incident.”