Police in Akwa Ibom State detain an officer after a seven-year-old boy is allegedly shot in Uyo, the state capital. The Akwa Ibom Police Command says the Commissioner of Police orders the detention following reports of the incident involving the Quick Response Squad (QRS).
According to the police public relations officer, the matter is under investigation. The Punch reports that the command detains an officer identified as Monday Okonta and begins a probe into the shooting, describing it as occurring during a stop-and-search operation in Uyo. Across the reports, the police focus on internal custody and an ongoing investigation, while details of the circumstances leading to the shooting are not fully laid out in the excerpts.
