Police in Nasarawa said eight of its officers of the
command had been detained in connection with alleged shooting to death of two
persons in the state.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abubakar
Bello, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia while briefing newsmen.
Bello said the two persons were killed in Lafia during
the recent visit of the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr
Ayuba Wabba, to the state.
He said that the case had been taken over by the Force
Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Police Headquarters for full
investigation.
He said that the doctor, who conducted autopsy on the
two victims ``said that one died from injuries sustained from hard object while
the other died from a pallet’’.
The commissioner, however, said that the pallet
extracted from the deceased did not match the gun used by policemen stationed
at the Government House gate.
He added that the outcome of the investigation would
unravel the truth behind the incident.
He disclosed that he had directed Divisional Police
Officers (DPOs) in the state to enlighten officers on the rules guiding the use
of arms.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the NLC
president was in Nasarawa on Friday to hold talks with the state government
over the protracted industrial dispute in the state.
Waba told newsmen in Lafia that unknown policemen shot
four workers at the gate of the government house, while they were awaiting the
outcome of the NLC meeting with Gov. Umaru Al-Makura.
He said that one of the shot workers died instantly,
while another died later at the National Hospital in Abuja where he was
referred to for further treatment.
Workers in the state had embarked on an indefinite
strike following the decision of the state government to slash their salaries
by 50 per cent.
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