Heavy Gunshots In Aba As Police And Taskforce Clash, One Killed (Photos)

There were heavy gunshots on Wednesday, July 8, after a policeman attached to a fast food restaurant called Crunchies, opened fire on members of Abia State Taskforce Board of Internal Revenue in Aba, Abia State.

It was gathered that a member of the taskforce identified as Ifeanyi Kalu was killed on the spot, another taskforce member was seriously injured, while others scampered to safety. 

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An eyewitness who saw how it all went down revealed that trouble started when a driver of the fast food restaurant Crunchies, called policemen through his phone to report that their bus has been driven away by the taskforce. 

Narrating the incident, the eyewitness said; 

“When the Policemen came with AK-47, they started shooting sporadically and killed one of the members of the taskforce. 

“And another person was seriously injured. Both of them have been taken to the hospital. Many people are running for safety and the Crunchies office has been shut down.

“One of the Policemen said he is happy that he killed someone. There is pandemonium here now.” 

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The Commissioner of Police in Abia State is yet to comment on the issue as messages sent to his known phone number were not replied. 

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