Protest in Imo as a naval officer killed a pedestrian

There was protest in Imo state over the killing of a resident by a naval officer -

The officers was said to have create a fuss by killing a pedestrian in Awaka community in Owerri -

The Residents of Awaka started a protest after one of the naval officers on a stop-and-search operation on Owerri/Umuahia Expressway purpotedly shot dead a pedestrian. Punch reports that youths of the area who began the protest seized the AK 47 belong to the officer after the incident occurred at about 6 pm on Saturday, May 26. The youths were also said to have burnt a building which served as a temporary residence for officers of the navy in the area.

According to a resident who pleaded anonymity, he claimed

One of the naval officers ordered his colleague to shoot the victim and he immediately obeyed the instruction. The victim died on the spot," the source said. “The youths of the community attacked the naval officers. One of their rifles was snatched from them .The building which served as a guest house for them since December was set ablaze," the resident added. Confirming the incident, the police spokesperson in Imo state, Andrew Enwerem, said the AK 47 rifle belonging to the Nigerian Navy was snatched from the officer who shot the pedestrian by the angry inhabitants of the community. Andrew however said the rifle has also been recovered by the police.