Abuja policeman shoots woman dead, claims mistaken identity

* Police orders detention, investigation of
suspects

A young lady, Anita Akapson, was on Saturday night shot dead by
a policeman in Katampe Extension, Abuja.

According to a police report, she had an encounter with
policemen that night. The encounter resulted in her being shot
dead.

A Twitter user, Chris Haze @chrishaze_, who was one of the first
to tweet about the incident said the police was “dragging” with the
late Akapson in front of her house before she was shot.

Another Twitter user, Ms Carla @ihekauche, who claimed to a
friend of the deceased shared another narrative, she said, she was
killed at a road checkpoint in Maitama, after she had an argument
with policemen. She said, “The police shot her at a check Point in
Maitama last night, her sister said they were dragging with her and
she was trying to run when they shot at her and it killed her”

It was reported that the policemen involved said, it was a case
of mistaken identity.

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Meanwhile, the Police Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh
Moshood, has confirmed the incidence.

In a statement released by police on its Twitter handle, the
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered an
investigation into the killing.

The statement partly read, “IGP has ordered the detention and
investigation of Policemen involved in the incident that led to the
death of Miss Anita Akapson.

“He deeply commiserates with the family of the deceased and
assures them that justice will be done in the matter

“The Inspector General of Police has directed the Commissioner
of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to immediately detain
and personally carry out a thorough investigation of policemen
involved in the incident that resulted in the death of Miss Anita
Akapson at Katampe Extension, Abuja on the night of Saturday, 13th
October, 2018; and bring the perpetrators to justice.

“The IGP deeply commiserate with the family of the deceased and
hereby assure them that justice will be done in the matter. The
Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command is
already in touch with the family as directed by the Inspector
General of Police.

“The public will be informed of the outcome of investigations
into the incident.”