A policeman, who has been described by many Nigerians as a hero after a
viral video showed him gunning down one of the four armed robbers who
attacked a bank in Imo State in February 2017, died two months after the
incident, Saturday Punch has learnt.
He is Sergeant Chukwudi Iboko. The three-minute video, apparently a CCTV
footage from the bank, has been circulated on news sites and blogs in
the last few days, quickly becoming one of the most talked about events
of the past week in Nigeria.
It shows a car entering the bank premises, only to be followed by a
black Hyundai Elantra, some seconds later. Four men emerged from the
vehicle, with three holding weapons, which looked like AK47 rifles.
The video shows the first person out of the vehicle releasing a shot
which caused many people at the entrance of the bank, including the
uniformed security man, who opened the gate to flee.
But the robbers were swiftly engaged in a gun battle. Shots rang out
from the security post at the bank’s entrance, shattering the car
windows. An occupant of the car shot back. But one of the robbers, who
had tried to attack the occupant of the security post, was instantly
shot dead.
The video shows Iboko who shot him escaping from security post, while
one of the other robbers pursued and shot after him. The Imo State
Police Command told our correspondent that owing to the multiple
gunshot injuries sustained by Iboko, he succumbed to his injuries two
months later while in intensive care.
Spokesperson for the command, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, explained that two
other policemen were in the security post during the shootout and also
sustained gunshot injuries.
“They were in intensive care for up to two months. The two survived but
Iboko died. He was a sergeant and mobile policeman,” Enwerem said.
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