Soldiers Kill 3 Cops, 1 Civilian - A Case of Mistaken Identity?

Nigerian officers from the Intelligence Response Team, were returning to the regional police headquarters with a kidnap suspect when soldiers manning a security checkpoint shot at their car. The suspect has been on the police's wanted list for several high profile kidnap cases. The army has meanwhile confirmed that its officers shot dead three policemen and a civilian, while the kidnap suspect escaped and is on the run.

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