A policeman in Rivers State is currently on the run after he reportedly shot a 19-year-old boy for impregnating a young lady.
The 19-year-old young man, Ledisi Kote, is facing the risk of losing his left leg after after allegedly being shot by a trigger-happy policeman. 4wardwego gathered that the incident happened in Kpor Division in Gokana LGA of Rivers state; witnesses claim it was because he impregnated a girl.
According to one Tuka Loanyie, the ailing father of Ledisi said he was in his compound in K. Dere community on Friday morning, when a Sienna drove into his compound with about four armed policemen. He claimed they went straight to his son’s room door and were banging and cocking guns. The disturbed father stated that the police officer told him that his son impregnated a girl.
One of them later shot Ledisi in the leg and they went away with him while bleeding profusely. He was later dumped in a private hospital from where his family later transferred him to a better hospital in Port Harcourt.
However, till now, the culprit hasn’t taken full responsibility of the medications or been brought to book. Meanwhile, the doctor said the boy would have to undergo three different surgeries or risk losing the leg.
