Police man killed colleague in Bayelsa

A policeman attached to Bayelsa Police Command on Monday mistakenly shot dead a fellow policeman during a gun duel between the police and suspected cultists.

The incident occurred on Christmas day at Obele Area of Ovom in Yenagoa.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, an eyewitness said trouble started when a misunderstanding among the feasting cultists degenerated to a fight within the cult group, resulting to gunshots which eventually attracted a police patrol team to the area.

Confirming the incident, the Police Command Spokesman, DSP Asinim Butswat, said the killing was shocking