By Godfrey Bivbere & Segun Shabi
LAGOS — Port operations at the Tin-can Island Container Terminal (TICT) were, Thursday, halted for hours following the killing of a Customs officer by a mobile policeman.

The deceased Customs officer was assigned from the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to escort containers from the port.

The policeman, identified as Sergeant Peter Adegbesan, was said to have left his service riffle uncorked when it fell from his hand and started firing.

Adegbesan was said to have attempted to control the riffle. As he lifted it, the Customs officer, Assistant Inspector O. A. Oro was hit severally by bullets from the gun.

He was said to have died before he could be rushed to the hospital.

In reaction, the clearing agents who were at the scene of the incident descended on the police officer, but for the intervention of some dockworkers, the killer cop would have been beaten to death.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of Tin-Can Island Command of the NCS, Chris Osunkwo, described the incident as unfornate, saying the policeman has been placed under protective custody at the Apapa Port police command.

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This was an accident !

Mob justice has to stop

police should not be allowed to carry arms within the complex.

So unfortunate,anoda soul lost due to carelesness and incompetence.bt if d victim ws an army/navy officer dt guy don die b dt cos na go dem dey hear dem no dry hear cum

Pathetic!

May his soul rest in peace
It was only a painful accident
I pray 4 the deceased family
May God grant them the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss

dis is not our problem fault sha!
u can start the blame from our oga at the top EBELE JONAH

you know, Nigeria Police kills more than they Save... Perhaps, they should be scrapped and another Force should be started properly and professionally!

some of these policemen were not properly trained, see its reward

The topic is misleading. Senseless sensationalism, He didn't kill the officer as purported . It was an accident can't the op read?

R.I.P

who is really responsible for the recruitment and training of the Nigerian police. illiterates and drunkards are majority in the force this is the reason of so many misconducts in the force

[size=18pt]When the issue of Police men carrying heavy guns on the streets of Lagos be treated as a serious issue In foreign countries, police men are given pistol and not machine guns like what we have here. Only the Swot Team are allowed to carry such!!!


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Too bad

Etumgbe: By Godfrey Bivbere & Segun Shabi
LAGOS — Port operations at the Tin-can Island Container Terminal (TICT) were, Thursday, halted for hours following the killing of a Customs officer by a mobile policeman.

The deceased Customs officer was assigned from the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to escort containers from the port.

The policeman, identified as Sergeant Peter Adegbesan, was said to have left his service riffle uncorked when it fell from his hand and started firing.

Adegbesan was said to have attempted to control the riffle. As he lifted it, the Customs officer, Assistant Inspector O. A. Oro was hit severally by bullets from the gun.

He was said to have died before he could be rushed to the hospital.

In reaction, the clearing agents who were at the scene of the incident descended on the police officer, but for the intervention of some dockworkers, the killer cop would have been beaten to death.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of Tin-Can Island Command of the NCS, Chris Osunkwo, described the incident as unfornate, saying the policeman has been placed under protective custody at the Apapa Port police command.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/policeman-kills-customs-officer-in-lagos/#sthash.z23AyOik.dpuf

later now person go tell me say Lagos na Peaceful state

R.I.P to d'dead datz wat u get wen u ve inexperience nd hungry lookin folks workin as security operatives...anyway shaa police is stil ur friend Lwkmd

[b]Lets get this matter straight..

An officers gun fell to the ground and started firing.. Hmmmmm.....

Now its either the gun trigger switch jammed upon impact with the ground or I must be out of my mind. For an AK-47 to keep firing repetitiously, the mode switch on the side of the gun must first be set to 'Full-automatic mode' and the trigger must be depressed and held their.

Questions arising;

1. Why did the gun malfunction like that from a fall? Its ine thing for a gun to fall and release a short burst of rapid fire, its another thing for it to fall and start firing in automatic mode..

2. For a gun to malfunction like that, what are the chances that the gun wouldnt have still behaved the same way even if the switch was in safety position.

3. Now should the story be true, a gun on the ground that is self-firing in automaticmode would be spinning out of control, how did the sergeant control the gun?! I would have thought that he would even run away from the malfunctioning firearm.

4. Why did the Mob try to lynch him especially seeing as it was an accident. Especially an accident coupled with a malfunctioning trigger.

Customs should properly investigate this matter..

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It's a pity. Accidents do hapen.

That Police man was very careless. How could he have forgotten to uncork his gun and he was going about with it like that? Really pathetic.

RIP TO THE DEATH

MUST THEY ALWAYS CARRY THEIR LONG GUNS? WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOD OLD BATONS?

Some accidents are avoidable.

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The Nigerian police will not be anything near good until proper screening like that of the military is being carried before and after recruitment.

RIP

police officers lack lots of experience when it comes to weapon handling, they are not perfectly trained at all

And i was there,what a pity.

How in the world could that have been described as an accident?
A rifle was issued to a person and he, knowing how dangerous that rifle is or could be ensures its loaded with live rounds and is not on safety and yet he handles the rifle in a way that makes it slip from him?
Thats negligence of the highest order and at the least, he should b charged for manslaughter.
P.S His 'mistake' might have just robbed a family of its breadwinner, a wife of her husband and innocent kids of their father. #enoughsaid#

What a painful loss.
That Policeman should be disarmed. How and why should he be so careless with a corked gun? He is a very unserious and careless man