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Police Mistake Other Officers For IPOB Members, Shoot Each Other
Information reaching the OsunReporters News has it that the police in Abia State, south-east Nigeria, say they are investigating a report that claimed some police operatives exchanged gunfire after mistaking themselves for members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to eports, there was confusion on Wednesday around Alaoji Area of Aba, the commercial hub of the state, when some police operatives reportedly opened fire on themselves.
Reports further revealed that the shootout occurred between police patrol teams from Police Area Command in Aba, and another police team from Umuahia, the state capital.
,,,,,,,Residents claimed the operatives appeared to have mistaken themselves for IPOB members in the area.
It was learnt that the incident occurred because operatives from Umuahia……operated in commercial buses, prompting their colleagues from Aba to mistake them for the separatist group.(PREMIUM TIMES)
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