The family of a 60-year-old woman, Mrs Dole Enoch, is now blaming the Octopus Strike Force of the Rivers State Police Command, otherwise known as C4i, for the death of their mother.
Mrs. Dole it was learnt slumped and failed to respond to emergency medication after officers of the police unit suddenly opened fire in her neighbourhood.
Son of the deceased, Kelvin Enoch, who narrated incident said the police unit came to Okwelle waterfront in Mile 2, Diobu in Port Harcourt on Sunday evening. Following unprovoked sporadic shootings, his mother who was hypertensive collapsed and died upon hearing the gunshots which lasted for over thirty minutes.
Kelvin disclosed that the incident has been reported at the Azikiwe Divisional Police Headquarters in Mile 2, Diobu.
He called on the police authority to investigate the activities of the Octopus Strike Force and ensure justice in the matter.
Meanwhile, in an interview with journalists, a member of the local vigilante in the area, Promise Brown, disclosed that he was preparing for the survival party of his friend when the Octopus Strike Force arrived and shot sporadically as residents scampered for safety.
Brown said the police unit packed all the musical instrument in the party arena to their station. He stressed that the action of the police officers was unwarranted as there was no security threat.
It would be recalled that one Victoria Obiora, a resident of Obidianso Street, had about a fortnight ago accused the Octopus Stike Force of being responsible for the bullet that pierced her rear last month while she was in front of her compound.
