The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a police officer, Solomon Damak for shooting one Nyommena Badapba during a heated debate over the March 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
Daily Trust reports that the incident occurred on Sunday.
The officer had argued that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not win the governorship election in Plateau State and Badapba vehemently disagreed with him, insisting that APC would win the election.
Badapba’s position reportedly infuriated the armed policeman and the officer shot his interlocutor in the shoulder.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, condemned Damak’s action which he said “contradicts the attributes of a Nigerian police officer.”
He said the officer has been taken into custody and his firearm seized.
“The circumstance that led to the infliction of the gun injury by the recalcitrant officer does not fit into his professional calling but was done out of vindictiveness which contradicts the attributes of a Nigerian police officer,” Alfred said.
“In order to ensure that the officer does not evade justice, the officer had been arrested, his firearm was recovered and he has since been detained for disciplinary action.”
The victim, a native of the Tudun Wada community in Jos North Local Government Area, is currently receiving treatment at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos.
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