Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The police in Delta State, Nigeria's South-south, said they have taken a police officer into their custody for shooting at a vehicle.

In a viral video clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the officer was seen firing at the vehicle's tyre in the middle of a busy road, causing panic among passersby.

The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, 21 October, along Okpanam Road near Toscana Hotel in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

Reacting to the clip, the police spokesperson in the state, Bright Edafe, said the police were aware of the viral video.

In the Wednesday statement, Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police, said that after a careful examination of the video clip, it was clear that the police operative acted un...