{"id":102563,"date":"2023-01-17T16:39:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=102563"},"modified":"2023-01-17T16:39:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:39:18","slug":"fr-achi-irate-residents-burn-niger-police-divisional-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fr-achi-irate-residents-burn-niger-police-divisional-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr Achi: Irate residents burn Niger Police Divisional office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1755282655789307128\" data-legacy-message-id=\"185c04468ab9d4f8\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":pt\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":pe\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Aggrieved women and youths in Kafin-koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger State on Tuesday morning razed the Kafin-koro Police Divisional office.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place three days after the parish priest of St Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-koro, Reverend Father Isaac Achi, was burnt to death by terrorists who invaded the parish\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com reports that trouble began when some Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and Catholic women groups converged on the premises of the burnt parish as early as 7 am on Tuesday to pray against those who gruesomely murdered Rev Achi.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nBut a police detachment from the Kafin-koro Police Division was drafted to the church, stating it was directed to provide protection for the praying congregation.<\/p>\n<p>Still distraught over the inability of the police to respond on time and prevent the death of the Father, the women refused and resisted the protection provided by the police.<\/p>\n<p>The women were said to have accused the police of not doing anything to rescue the late Reverend Father and asked the operatives to leave.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe women threw stones and sachet water at the police to state their point, forcing the operatives to retreat to their station.<\/p>\n<p>After the prayers, some youths joined the women to march peacefully through the major roads of the town to the Police Division, chanting anti-police slogans to register their grievances.<\/p>\n<p>They asked the police to leave the town, alleging their presence was of no security value to the community.<\/p>\n<p>To disperse the crowd, the police began shooting into the air with one of the bullets said to have hit a middle-aged man who died immediately on the spot, turning the protest into a violent exercise.<\/p>\n<p>In the course of the protest, some unidentified people set the Police Division on fire, leading to the burning down of the entire building.<\/p>\n<p>In the ensuing confrontation with the police, some unidentified protesters were said to have burnt the entire police station.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are on to get the comments of the State Government and the Niger Police Command.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hi\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ajx\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gA gt acV\">\n<div class=\"gB xu\">\n<div class=\"ip iq\">\n<div id=\":oi\">\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"cf wS\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"amq\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\":nn_8\" class=\"ajn bofPge\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AEdFTp5I2QNs_M1RLdLhp6P_Pga4ayx9_BPTvVJ0fJXB=s80-p\" name=\":nn\" data-hovercard-id=\"benjamintosin@gmail.com\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"amr\">\n<div class=\"nr wR\">\n<div class=\"amn\"><span id=\":of\" class=\"ams bkH\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Reply<\/span><span id=\":on\" class=\"ams bkI\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Reply all<\/span><span id=\":q2\" class=\"ams bkG\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Forward<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aggrieved women and youths in Kafin-koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger State on Tuesday morning razed the Kafin-koro Police Divisional office. 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