Edo Police Inspector Kills Sergeant After Arresting Cultist

A police Inspector in Edo State, Jonathan Okouromi, has reportedly shot dead one Sergeant Abosele Akhere, of the same command.

The incident according to witnesses occurred at about 9 pm on Sunday, in Ikponwosa/Egban community, Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

Osun Defender gathered that operatives of the state Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad and those of the Control Intelligence Rapid Response Squad had embarked on an operation to apprehend some suspected cultists who had been terrorising the said community in recent times.

The source said during the operation, a notorious cultist and prime suspect in cult-related activities, identified as ‘Raggae’ was arrested by Sergeant Abosele Akhere.

“All of a sudden, Inspector Jonathan Okouromi just lifted his gun, pulled the trigger and shot Akhere from the back. Nobody knew what happened or why he did that. He just fired him from behind. The man fell immediately and started bleeding,” the source noted.

The shot officer was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty according to the source.

The said Inspector Okouromi was reported to have “escaped with his gun the moment he realised he had shot his junior colleague to death.”

Also, the arrested suspected cultist, Reggae escaped, while one Agbontaen Monday, a member Of the Eiye confraternity was arrested.

The police in Ugbowo division are searching for the fleeing Inspector Okouromi while the body of the slain police sergeant was deposited at the mortuary as the further investigation continues, it was learnt.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, Chidi Nwabuzor, said he was on holiday.

“I am on holiday. When I get to the office tomorrow, I’ll get the details,” he said in a telephone interview.