PUNCH
Metro learnt
that the policemen, who were in two patrol vans, allegedly stormed the
lawmaker’s family house, claiming to be searching for an undisclosed exhibit on
Sunday.
An
eyewitness, Iquo Edet, told our correspondent that the lawmaker’s cousin, Mr.
Akan Bassey, who rushed out of the bathroom to check what was happening, was
shot as soon as he disclosed his name to them.
According
to Edet, the policeman who shot Akan, might have mistaken him (Akan) for
Aniekan, adding that the bullet pierced through his breastplate.
“I
think the policemen came for a mission. What exhibit were they looking for? Who
has something here to hide?
“If
they had succeeded in killing him, they would either say it was an accidental
discharge or look for something incriminating to present before the public who
will judge him as criminal since the dead cannot talk,” she said.
Aniekan,
who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone on Monday, said he was still
in shock over the incident. He described the act as shocking and barbaric.
He
said, “I quickly rushed to the crime scene which took place around 2pm on
Sunday and helped rush the victim to a hospital.”
Aniekan,
who did not reveal the name of the hospital, where the victim was taken, said
the doctor gave prompt attention to him. He noted that his cousin was lucky
that the bullet did not go through his heart.
Aniekan
said he would do everything within his power to ensure that the policemen, who
were involved in the act, paid for it.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, Cordelia Nwawe, said
the policeman did not aim the gun at anybody, adding that the incident was an
accidental discharge.
She
said, “Investigation is ongoing at the moment. The injured victim is undergoing
treatment; he is responding to treatment. Hopefully, he will be home tomorrow.
“But
the accident did not occur out of malice. Parties concerned have never had any
problem. It was an accidental discharge.”
She
said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala Mani, had ordered a diligent
investigation into the matter.
Culled from Punch
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