Plateau Police Detain Officer Over Alleged Shooting of Trader at Checkpoint

The Plateau State Police Command has detained a police officer who allegedly shot an unarmed trader in the leg at a checkpoint in Riyom Local Government Area of the state.
The incident reportedly occurred on August 11 when the trader, identified as Danladi, was transporting vegetables to the South-East in his van and was stopped by police officers at a checkpoint.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Alfred Alabo, confirmed that the officer involved had been disarmed and taken into custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department.
Alabo said the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Riyom Division immediately mobilised to the scene after receiving inf...