By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
A police officer, said to be hard working, attached to the acting principal magistrate in Kenema was reportedly shot in Sandaru in the Kenema District on Saturday night.
Police media officer, Sergeant Prince Kamara, disclosed that Jusu Kallon was killed by a local hunter, Swallo Kallon, who had been arrested and presently under police custody.
He said Jusu left Kenema with a commercial bike rider, known locally as Okada, to arrest a suspect who had refused to obey court order.
He said unconfirmed report states that they were approaching the town when Jusu saw the local hunter andthen stopped the rider and chased the hunter into the bush.
He said while Jusu was struggling to take the short gun away from him, the hunter shot him at close range.
He said immediately the rider rushed to the scene and discovered that the police officer he was carrying had been killed by the hunter who had already fled deep into the bush.
He said the rider then went to town and reported the matter to the authorities who later forwarded to the case to the Kenema police station.
According to the hunter, he was chased by an unidentified person. He said since it was late in the night, he felt the attacker was a cannibal, so he had no option but to defend and protect his life.
(C) 25 February 2014
