Three persons were feared killed, while scores sustained various degrees of injuries when some acclaimed Anambra State revenue collectors and angry mob engaged themselves in a bloody clash at Old market road by Venn road North, Onitsha.
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It was gathered that trouble started when a tipper being pursued by the revenue officials to demand for his revenue payment lost control, rammed into a pedestrian and crushed him to death.
In anger, the onlookers who were mostly youths, mobilized themselves, formed an irate mob and allegedly attacked the officials with clubs, stones sticks, among other pebbles and in the process, two of the revenue agents were reportedly killed in retaliation.
An eye witness who simply identified himself as Mr. Jackson, stated that, “These are touts who claim to be government revenue agents and they have been terrorizing motorists that ply this area on a daily basis.
“Just today, they were pursuing a tipper and some of them jumped into the driver seat and were dragging the steering with the driver and in the process the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a passerby, killing him on the spot, and as they were about to run away angry mob caught two of them and killed them.
“The police on a tip-off stormed the scene and picked the dead officials away, while others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to an disclosed hospital.
“As it stands now residents and others in Onitsha have started hunting for these touts who continue to make Onitsha uninhabitable,” he further disclosed.
Confirming the incident, the Onitsha police Area Commander, Mr. Nzota Chidi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, lamented that lectures and counsellings he had been giving to these revenue agents and other organizations fell on deaf ears.
His words, “I have been warning them, now Onitsha residents have revolted. As Police Area Commander, I have come here to calm the whole place. For one month plus now I came here, I have not rested just to make sure the area is calm. Holding meetings with everyone.
“I have not gotten details as to number of casualties but for now I think the only death is the one crushed by the tipper, two revenue personnel were severely injured and we’re rushed to the hospital, I learnt,” he stated.
Also contacted, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Central Police Station, CPS, Onitsha, Nnamdi Anabike, CSP, confirmed the incident but stated that only one person that was hit by the tipper died.
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