A Police Inspector, Effiong Bassey has been remanded in a correctional facility for shooting dead a retired police officer’s wife and injuring two others.
Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene, who presided over a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar, ordered Bassey’s remand during his arraignment on Monday.
The remand order followed an exparte motion brought before the court by SP Otu Ubangah, a legal officer in charge of the state Police command.
Ubangah said that the exparte motion became necessary as the court awaited the advice from the state attorney general.
The SP told the court that his application was supported by a six-paragraph affidavit and a written address.
The Magistrate acceded to the application and subsequently adjourned the case to April 14 for the State Department for Public Prosecution (DPP) report.
The Inspector had on Sunday morning opened fire on passersby without any provocation.
Three persons were hit by his bullets in the process with one confirmed dead later and the other two still receiving treatment at the time of this report.
Meanwhile, the state Police command has appealed to the families of the victims and the public to remain calm as an investigation into the incident continues.
In a statement by its spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, the command assured that justice, fairness, and equity would prevail, and the outcome of the investigation would be made public in due course. (NAN)
