Imo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC), yesterday described as unfounded and misleading, the report of shooting a security guard attached to a popular hotel in Owerri by one of its personnel.
The middle aged security guard, Mr. Chizorom Anayo, was allegedly shot on the leg by NSCDC officer attached to a politician.
The state Commandant, Stephen Lar, told reporters that the Command has concluded preliminary investigations into the matter, adding that the victim was not shot as “mischievously” insinuated but sustained minor injuries why struggling with the armed officer.
According to him, “the report that the security guard was shot is untrue, we have concluded preliminary investigations and discovered that what happened was that the security guard and his cohorts tried to disarm the officer and he was injured in the ensuing scuffle”.
He explained further that “the officer in question is attached to the Commissioner for Public Safety (Chidi Nwaturuocha) and while trying to protect his principal from hoodlums and keke riders who flouted the state government order on the ban of Keke, some of them tried to disarm him and that was when the said security guard sustained some injury.
Our men are strictly instructed on the use of firearms because we do not condone indiscriminate use of firearms.”