Technology escaped death by the whiskers after being hit by the bullet
of a trigger happy policeman.
The incident occurred along Owerri-Aba Federal Highway, on October 31,
Vanguard reports.
Speaking in Owerri, Jovita said she was travelling with her siblings
from their Amucha, Njaba Local Government Area country home in Imo
State to Aba, Abia State, on the environmental sanitation day, when
the incident occurred.
She said:
"We were shot at by the policemen on duty at a checkpoint within the
jurisdiction of Ngor Okpala Police Division.
I immediately noticed that a bullet fired by the policemen hit my leg."
Ezeala said as soon as she noticed blood gushing out of her leg, she
ordered the driver to turn back to the police checkpoint.
She continued:
"On arrival, the policemen using patrol van No. 9, initially denied
firing at us. However, one of them, who have 442697 as his personal
identification number, later admitted firing the shot.
They later took me to a nearby hospital and paid N1,500 for my treatment."
Continuing, Miss Ezeala said that although the policemen quickly
informed the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of the area
about the incident, she insisted that her father must be told.
She added:
"My parents ran an x-ray at Umezuruike Hospital, Owerri. It showed a
bullet lodged in my leg.
The DPO called me on the phone last Tuesday and asked after my health,
but he did not say if they would underwrite my hospital bills."
Speaking also, the girl's father, Ichie Emma Ezeala, who noted that
nobody had the right to shoot his innocent daughter, also called on
the Inspector General of Police to step into the matter.
"I cannot fold my arms helplessly and watch the police kill my
innocent daughter in the way they tried to do," he said.
-Vanguard
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