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A police sergeant, Mr. Anthony Effiong; was on Tuesday arrested at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State by his colleagues from the state\u2019s police command to avert disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effiong, who was one of the security details at INEC premises, allegedly opened fire to scare people who were about to engage one another in a free-for-all following a disagreement on the genuineness of electoral materials to be inspected by the lawyers for the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effiong had said, \u201cThe first fire was to scare people, the next ones would be targeted at the people directly. I will kill them. It is part of our training.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After he opened fire the first time, INEC employees ran inside their offices while others persuaded policemen around, who were able to seize the cartridge of the gun from him. A bullet was also picked up by one of the policemen.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. Agba Lorham, who arrived the premises with his convoy after a call by INEC officials, finally seized the gun and took off Effiong\u2019s cap before taking him to Ikot Akpanabia, the headquarters of Akwa Ibom State Police Command.<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked why the policeman acted in that manner, Lorham replied that no single policeman had been instructed to open fire unnecessarily, especially in a place like INEC premises where tension was already high.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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