It was a chaotic situation at the Benin/Asaba Road, by Igueomo Junction, when a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police gun hit and killed a Hausa resident.
According to reports, the deceased was said to have been hit by a stray bullet on Wednesday evening, February 28, 2024 while standing in front of the house of a POS operator where he had gone to send ₦4000 to his wife in his home village.
A source in the area who preferred anonymity revealed that men of the Nigerian police were in the area to arrest some hoodlums.
He also added that some Benin boys had an issue with the police and that some policemen invaded the area and in the process of chasing the boys, they fired their guns at the fleeing boys, leading to a stray bullet that killed the victim on the spot.
“The victim was said to have just transferred the sum of ₦4000 to the wife. When he heard of the commotion outside, it was said that he decided to run for cover, only to be hit by the stray bullet.
“Being that the entire area is dominantly populated by Hausa indigenes, they came out in large numbers, blocked the road in protest. They even vandalized some police vehicles that passed the area this (Friday) morning.” He added.
Meanwhile, aggrieved youths who were armed with sticks and machetes, mounted barricades and set bonfires on the highway ensuring that no one have access to passage on the road.
A situation that left commuters stranded, with passengers forced to disembark from buses arriving from both the Asaba and Benin city axis.
