Two police officers with the Taraba State Police Command died, while others sustained injuries in a fracas between Police and Military.
The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Usman Abdullahi who disclosed during a press briefing in Jalingo said the officers were killed in a shootout between the two security agencies in the state.
Abdullahi explained that the soldiers descended on the Police Headquarters on a fateful day to retaliate against an alleged stabbing of its personnel by a policeman.
He said the incident compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to temporarily suspend the collation of Governorship and State Assembly election results in the state.
“The situation started when a female police officer reporting for duty at the INEC state headquarters in Jalingo was stopped by a military man at a checkpoint close to the office and asked for her proper identification
“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 and went away with their rifles.
“One police officer 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 attacked when they identified him as a policeman.
“As we speak, we have gotten reports that our men escorting election results in 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, Yusuf A. Suleiman, and the Commander of 6 Brigade Jalingo have met and discussed and have agreed that a commission of inquiry will be set up to look Into the real cause of this incident”.
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