The source said, “Arowogun was investigating a case and the DCO
discovered that a sum of N150,000 was involved. He further discovered
that he (Arowogun) had actually converted the money to private use.
“The DCO called and querried him for the action.
“In the course of interrogating him, he stormed out angrily. He returned with a gun which he used to shoot Arowogun dead.”
The police source added that after killing the DCO, there was confusion in the station as other
officers fled for safety.
“After killing the DCO, he knew that what he did was unprofessional and
unpardonable in the police force. He just left the scene and jumped into
the well at the back of the station,” the source added.
The corpses of the two policemen were said to have been deposited in a mortuary in the Ondo State General Hospital, Ore.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident, adding that investigation had commenced.
“It was an unfortunate incident; but we have begun investigation. The
command is very saddened and our hearts are heavy. We are doing
everything possible to dig further into the matter and talk to our
officers and men to avert a recurrence,” the PPRO said.
In a related development, the police in Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday
shot a resident for allegedly picking stolen money which dropped along
Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo.
Punch correspondent gathered that a three-man gang had snatched the money from occupants of a government-owned car .
The gang was reportedly moving the money into a getaway vehicle seized
from a female motorist, when some of the cash fell on the road.
A witness, Mr. Joe Inyang, said, “The people who owned the money were in
a Toyota Camry with a government number plate, AK 705 C01. They
appeared to be coming from one of the new generation banks, where they
withdrew the huge amount.
“As their driver was going through Paul Bassey Street, he noticed the
robbers, who were in a Toyota Corolla. They were on his trail.
“As he tried to link Brooks Street, he rammed the vehicle into an
oncoming Toyota Camry. It was then that the robbers blocked access to
the government car.
“At that point, the robbers seized the vehicle and started shooting
continously into the air. They shattered the boot and doors of the car
with bullets to get access to the money, which was in Ghana-Must-Go
bags.
“It was in the process of moving the money into another vehicle they
seized from a woman that some residents scrambled for the fallen cash.
The man the police shot rushed out of his office to pick the cash which
littered the road.”
The woman whose car was used as a getaway by the robbers; the man who
sustained gunshot injuries; and the driver and other occupants of the
government vehicle, were seen by Punch correspondent at the ‘A Division’
of the state police command on Wednesday.
A resident, who did not want his name in print, told Punch Metro that
the robbery could not have occurred without the involvement of people in
government or the bank, adding that the money could not be less than
N50m.
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