Umuoke Obowo police station was, yesterday, set
ablaze by the irate youth of the town, following the alleged killing of
one Ikenna Ogbunigwe by a policeman.
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Ogbunigwe was
confirmed dead at Mercy Hospital in Umuoke, triggering the youth to
descend on the police station, carting away firearms and other exhibits
at the station and releasing detainees.
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The divisional
police officer also narrowly escaped being lynched by the mob. The
trigger-happy policeman reportedly opened fire on the deceased during a
minor argument at a restaurant
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