Man shot by DPO in Akwa Ibom laments untold suffering

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By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo

A middle-aged man, Mr. Victor Otu David, and native of Okopedi village in Okobo local government area of Akwa Ibom state shot in the leg by a serving Divisional Police Officer in the State has lamented that his family has passed through untold suffering since he was rendered incapacitated.

Victor Otu David
Victor Otu David

David, a father of two (girl and boy) told newsmen yesterday in Uyo that the incident happened on February, 17, 2018 in Okobo LGA.

The victim who is a passenger loader at Okobo motor park said he wants the Acting Inspector-General of Police, said the DPO identified as Joseph Udonwo shot him when he and his team stormed the vicinity over a robbery incident.

Narrating his ordeal, David who now walks with the support of crutches said “I was at the Okobo Motor Park that fateful Saturday, February 17, 2018, when suddenly I saw some police officers driving in, in their vehicles towards a health centre near the park.

“There was a robbery operation at the…



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