Soldier shoot revenue collector dead in Anambra

The unidentified victim was killed when the soldier tried to shoot in the air to scare motorists from plying one way.

It was gathered that the situation led to panic on the River Niger Bridge as everyone scampered to safety thereby causing the bridge to remain calm temporarily as vehicles plying in and out of Onitsha remained stranded. According to an eyewitness account, the soldiers were pursuing and smashing the mirrors of commercial drivers who were plying one-way on the bridge when the incident happened.

The eyewitness said, “As the soldiers were trying to stop the motorists from plying one-way. The drivers were also trying to dodge them and as one of the soldiers pulled his gun and shot in the air to scare the drivers, the bullet hit one of the revenue collectors standing on the road and killed him instantly.

“The killing of the youth made many traders and other passersby mobilise to attack the soldiers but they called for reinforcement from the barracks and they brought more soldiers and armoured personnel carrier to the scene.

Painful that a govt(?) worker died for this. But why is Onitsha bridge is so notorious for this traffic logjam? By the time you navigate it from end to end, you won't see anything other than policemen & others. With all the importance of this bridge, why no govt attention?

zoomilitary doing what they are programmed to do against unarmed civilians. Yet iswap kids will use them for shooting practice in propaganda videos. zooinshambles EndNigeriaNow

Terrorist in uniform

Useless country…a time is coming people will fight back in their barracks

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