The deceased, whose
name could not be ascertained before press time, was said to be a block moulder
and hailed from one of the communities in Ngor Okpala local council area of Imo
State.
According to a man who claimed to have witnessed the entire incident
said, the duo were arguing over a possible business transaction.
“From the way
the argument flowed, they obviously had a transaction that probably went sour.
There were no exchange of blows and I can’t remember hearing any of them
threatening the other, but one of them slumped and died”, the man recounted
with shock.
Vanguard reported that shortly after the deceased slumped, some
sympathisers rushed him to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, where he was
confirmed dead on arrival.
However, it was also gathered that the dead man’s
friend, who was identified as Dozie Eze, from Orodo, Mbaitoli local government
area of the state, is said to be answering a few questions at the State Police
Headquarters, Owerri.
Speaking to no one in particular, a relation of the
suspect, Mr. Iyke Eze, fumed that “Dozie is being persecuted for no just cause,
especially as those at the scene of the incident have testified that there was
no exchange of blows before the man slumped and died”.
When contacted on his
mobile line, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Andrew Enwerem,
confirmed the incident.
“Yes, such a thing happened. However the report
available to me is that somebody slumped and later died”, Enwerem said.
Continuing, the PPRO said that it has not been established that there was a
fight or verbal threat before the deceased slumped and died.
When asked to
confirm if anybody was detained in connection with the incident, the PPRO said
he was not aware of such a development.
“I am not aware that anybody was
detained in connection with the incident.
There are necessary indices that must
be established before the police detains any suspect.
The instant case can’t be
one of them”, Enwerem explained.
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