There is riot in Port Harcourt following the killing this morning of a Keke (tricycle) rider.
The young man is said to have been shot by the police for failing to part with N100.
The dead man’s friends carried his corpse on his Keke and paraded the streets in large precessions when suddenly gunshots were unleashed on them.
The sporadic gunshots had the rioters running in different directions as they could not decipher where the shooters were positioned.
Meanwhile, Rivers State Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni has sued for calm assuring the angry mob that the police officer has been disarmed and detained.
According to him, “I am aware of the incident at Rukpoku. One of our men killed a Keke rider this morning.
“The policeman has been disarmed and he is detained now.
“We have mobilised our men in the area to restore calm and contain a further breakdown of law and order.
“We are pleading for calm to allow us to bring him to justice. Two wrongs can never make a right.
“The Keke rider has died and the man who killed must receive his punishment.
“Killing a policeman or burning down a station cannot bring him back to life or give him justice, instead it will deteriorate the situation,” Omoni said.