A Joint Task Force Team (JTF) has been accused of killing the Chief Security Officer of Obelle community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Charles Martins.
While on a patrol within the community on Thursday, the operatives of the JTF allegedly sighted the Obelle CSO with a gun.
NIGERIACRIME gathered that the team stopped Martins and asked him for his identification ecause of the gun he was carrying.
According to reports from sources within the community, the CSO had intended to escape after he was sighted with the gun.
It was also alleged that a member of the JTF team pulled his gun and shot at Martins after he tried to escape.
The killing of the Obelle CSO, who had earlier abandoned service with the Nigerian Army and returned home following the killing of his father by cultists has now created tension in the community.
The Nigerian Army is yet to react to the incident.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Borno says it has secured 250 convictions within the past three months – July 1 to Sept. 30.
The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Mohammed Lawan, made this known in Maiduguri on Monday while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command in the past three months.
Lawan said a total of 537 suspects were arrested for various crimes including, robbery, culpable homicide, gender-based violence, vandalism and public nuisance within the period under review.
He lauded Gov. Babagana Zulum’s administration for reviewing the Borno Penal Code, which he said facilitated the convictions and prescribed stiffer penalties for criminals.
“The success recorded in timely prosecution and conviction of the suspects is as a result of the recently accented Borno State penal code law 2023.
“This is part of the efforts of the governor in restoring peace in the state for sustainable growth and development”, Lawan said.
He lauded the people of Borno for being security conscious and for providing prompt and useful information to the police for necessary action.
Among the suspects arrested is one Hamisu Dauda, a 37yrs old of Panshani village in Shani LGA who allegedly raped a 62yrs old-woman and robbed her of N42,700.
There was also the case of one Umar Goni, a 25yrs in Monguno who stabbed one Zarami Modu, a 35yrs for allegedly enticing his wife.