Tragedy struck Sunday morning along the busy Benin-Akure Road when a police corporal allegedly shot his superior during a heated argument at a police checkpoint at NIFOR junction.
Eyewitnesses said the police corporal shot his superior at close range over an alleged disagreement on the misconduct of the corporal in the course of his carrying out his duties at the checkpoint.
Mobile police officers prevented reporters from taking photographs of the killer policeman, who erupted into tears after the incident.
He was, however, disarmed by his colleagues, who later handcuffed him and took him to Eki Adolor Police Station.
One of the officers, Osaro Igbinovia, said, "The sergeant was questioning the corporal, but we could not hear what they were saying and the next thing we heard was a gun shot and the sergeant fell down and died immediately."
The body of the police sergeant was later removed and taken to an undisclosed mortuary.
A visit to the office of the state police public relations officer, Peter Ogboi, for comment on the incident, proved abortive, as he was said to be away at a meeting and could not be reached on his phone..
