Police deny involvement on firing shot at medical Doctor in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has debunked the report making the round that police officer shot a medical doctor in Delta state on Monday.

The Spokesman of Delta Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement which a copy was sent to Congress correspondent on Thursday.

The police image maker said it was not true that policemen in the state shot at a medical doctor as rumoured by various media houses.

The statement reads partly: “The Command is aware of and wishes to debunk the news, making the rounds on some TV stations and online platforms stating that a medical doctor was shot by the Police in Delta.

“The publication is misleading as the doctor was NOT shot as claimed. Hence, it has become pertinent for the command to respond as follows; “The said doctor, Adja Harrison, on the 24th of January 2023, reported that he had an encounter with a VIP convoy at Agbor, during which one of the security personnel shot at his vehicle. The VIP is unknown as well as the identity of the security man that shot.

“The registration number provided by the doctor revealed that it is a privately registered vehicle and not a Police vehicle.

“While the command is still investigating to ascertain the identity of the security personnel that carried out the act, it will be wrong to assume that the shooting was done by the police.

“However, the Command has written to the appropriate authority to furnish us with the details of the vehicle to ascertain the identity of the owner of the vehicle to enable us to fish out the perpetrators of this act

“Consequently, the command sues for calm as upon completion of the investigation, the public will be informed”.

The Commissioner of Police therefore advised journalists to be honest and factual in their report and not resort to misleading headlines.