Soldier Driving Against Traffic Shoots Judiciary Worker

A soldier attached to the Wizchino Construction Company shot a judiciary worker, Mr. Godwin Udoaka, at Asutan Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, around 12:45pm, on Wednesday. Udoaka, who works in the transport section of the judiciary as a driver, was stated to have challenged the soldier for driving against the traffic. The soldier, who was in a Toyota Hilux vehicle with registration number ABC 222 AY, was stated to have come down and opened fire on Udoaka’s vehicle. The bullet pierced through the windscreen and hit the driver on the head. Udoaka’s son, Sifon, stated the soldier drove against the traffic and blocked the road. He added that when his father asked them to give way so that he could pass, the soldier came out and shot him. The President, Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Albert Mbebe, also confirmed that the soldier’s drove against the traffic. He said, “The construction company’s vehicle was driving in the opposite direction, that is, against the traffic. The vehicle refused to go back so that other people could pass. It was the judiciary driver that had the right of way, but the other driver, the soldier, refused to give way. “While the judiciary driver insisted that the construction company’s vehicle should go back, the soldier came out of the vehicle and shot him. Their aim was to kill the driver. We are happy the driver is in the hospital recuperating, the vehicle is in bad shape. “There are human beings within the military ranks who are so callous, so power drunk. Because they carry guns, you cannot disagree with them; this is something we must all rise against,” he stated. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Donald Awunah, stated he had yet to be briefed on the incident as he was in Abuja. PUNCH