A yet to be identified mobile policeman, who was said to be “over protecting” some VIPs shortly after the end of the All Progressives Congress rally in Ekiti State, mistakenly shot a governorship aspirant, Opeyemi Michael Bamidele in his arm.

The Sun reports that sporadic gunfires were heard at the rally venue which left many supporters scampering for safety in different directions.

Reports said the gunshots strayed in all directions, mostly towards the ground, but in the process, Bamidele and another yet to be identified person was hit.

The mobile policeman, who mistakenly fired his gun was protecting some of the VIPs who were almost mobbed by a crowd demanding money from them.

A witness said,

“The mobile policeman, in his effort to protect the VIPs, was using his gun to push away the crowd; some members of the crowd got annoyed and dragged the gun with him. It was then he shot sporadically in the air, to scare them away.”

Another witness said,

“The mobile policeman in question who allegedly mishandled his gun was mobbed by angry party members who eventually disarmed him. He was said to have been behaving funny earlier in the day, leading to some of his colleagues urging him to surrender his weapon. Some had even alleged that he was probably drunk.”

However, a yet to be identified mobile policeman was terribly beaten by the angry mob and he is feared dead.