Pandemonium at Onitsha Head Bridge as policeman shoots trader over N5,000 bribe

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Key context: <img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1002179145.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1002179145.jpg 2560w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1002179145-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1002179145-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1002179145-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1002179145-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p>There was pandemonium in Onitsha on Wednesday at the River Niger Head Bridge, after a policeman allegedly shot a trader over argument resulting from payment of N5,000 bribe. Though the allegation could not be immediately verified, sources said the man was pushing pharmaceutical products in a wheelbarrow to a motor park in attempt to waybill [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/19/pandemonium-at-onitsha-head-bridge-as-policeman-shoots-trader-over-n5000-bribe/">Pandemonium at Onitsha Head Bridge as policeman shoots trader over N5,000 bribe</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.