National Guard soldiers and a police taskforce of which a drug squad officer is a member of dramatically clashed in Ebo Town over custody of a soldier allegedly in possession of cannabis.
A police taskforce on patrol arrived in Ebo Town early Thursday morning but got into a dramatic insult match with the military amid the latter putting the suspect in their vehicle and refusing to hand him to the police taskforce. The suspect who is a soldier was allegedly in possession of a large quantity of cannabis.
The national guard soldiers equipped with their assault rifles and the police taskforce hauled insults at each other during the pandemonium which attracted a large crowd.
A police officer told The Fatu Network: “This is the second time they are obstructing us. This is a case of someone suspected of having drugs. The taskforce is composed of the police, drug squad, immigration etc.
“So by law it’s us who should take the suspect but they refused and insisted they will take him. The last time too, they obstructed us by saying they must search our convoy leading to two suspects escaping.”
The deputy spokesman of the army Captain Malick Sanyang told The Fatu Network two of their soldiers were reported to have been involved.
“The details surrounding the incident is somewhat sketchy for now. However the two soldiers are under the custody of the military and helping them in their investigation,” Captain Sanyang said.
