Mobile policeman shoots dead Police boss in Bauchi

A Police superior and former ADC to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Superintendent of Police, Chris Eza has been shot dead by a mobile policeman yesterday February 26th in Bauchi.

According to family reports, Chris Eza went out to get food at an eatery along Ahmadu Bello way around 9pm when he saw some police officers on patrol. On observing them, he discovered that one of them, the suspect, was not properly dressed and immediately cautioned him. The junior officer, a Corporal, got furious and started to grumble for being told to dress properly. 

An infuriated Chris felt his action was unacceptable and threatened the officer that he was going to disarm him if he didn't take care. Instead of apologizing to his superior, the junior officer cocked his gun and threatened to shoot his boss.

He warned Eza that if he comes closer to him, he would shoot. Calling his bluff, Eza moved towards the officer, who unfortunately opened fire. His colleagues around rushed Chris to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi where he was declared dead on arrival. Until his death, he was the MOPOL 11 Commander.

The officer has since been locked up and investigations into the motive for the killing is ongoing.