By Praise Chinecherem
A trigger-happy police officer, identified as Inspector Sani Suleiman has reportedly gunned down a youth in Anambra State over N100 disagreement.
The incident was said to have happened on Saturday at a police checkpoint in Anambra East Local Government Area where the officer was attached.
Sources which noted that the deceased was the only son of his parents revealed that the police inspector had pulled his gun and fired him following disagreement over N100 with officers at the checkpoint.
A viral video shared by eyewitness from Aguleri which corroborated the incident showed the corpse of the victim lying in the pool of his blood.
Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident, adding that the officer has been identified and disarmed.
He said the officer has been detained, while investigation has commenced.
โThe Police officer involved has been identified as Inspector Sani Suleiman.
โHe has been disarmed and detained for further investigations and internal disciplinarian procedures,โ he said.
