Soldiers, on Monday, killed two policemen at a military checkpoint in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.
It was gathered that the incident occured at the military checkpoint close to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Taraba State Police Command headquarters at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
Confirming the incident, the Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Usman, said two others were injured and currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
Usman said investigation would be conducted to ascertain the real cause of the incident.
He said: “The Commissioner of Police, Yusuf Suleiman, and the Commander 6 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Frank Etim have met, discussed and agreed that a commission of enquiry be set up to look into the real cause of this incident.
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“The soldiers shot two police personnel and went away with their riffle.
“Some proceeded to the command headquarters with guns and sporadically shot in the air. One police officer who was going off duty was shot and killed instantly.
“Another who was just reporting for duty and did not even know what was happening was also shot the moment they identified him as a policeman.
“As we speak, we have gotten reports that our men who are escorting election results or on various duties are being stopped at military checkpoints and harassed,” the police spokesperson disclosed.
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