Protest in Kaduna after cop kills printer

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By Femi Adi/Kaduna

An overzealous Nigerian policeman today killed a commercial printer along Forcados Road, by Bonny street in Kaduna city.

Witnesses told P.M.News that the printer, identified as Eliasha Ayokun was trying to resolve a disagreement between the occupants of a police patrol van and an Immigration Toyota Hilux van that caused heavy traffic jam along Forcados and Bonny Street within the metropolis at about 3 p.m today, when he was hit with the butt of an Ak 47 rifle by the policeman, at a region close to the heart.

According to the witness , the policeman had suddenly jumped down from the pick-up, walked up to Eliasha and hit him with the gun.

Elisha slumped. And he never recovered.

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“We thought he fainted , so we rushed to fetch water and poured on him ,but discovered that he was lifeless.” He narrated.

After the crowd that gathered around the scene of incident discovered that Eliasha had died , they embarked on a street protest .

Meanwhile, from information gathered, the policeman involved and his colleagues pretended nothing happened and dispersed immediately after the late Eliasha slumped.

However , the killing of the printer by the overzealous policeman has stirred tension within the metropolis with a large crowd of commercial printers marching to Lagos Street Roundabout by Ahmadu Bello and blocking the road.

The Kaduna Police Commissioner, Femi Adenaike confirmed the incident and said a team of officers have been deployed to the area to gather information on what happened and how the printer was killed.

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