The Imo state police
command has reacted over the killing of one Friday Nduka, by a police
Inspector, Mike Edem, who was on duty at the premises of a Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation Mega Station located at the Control Post junction in
Owerri...
It was learnt that
he victim, who returned from Malaysia for his wedding in Owerri on December 27,
2016, was reportedly shot dead on December 22 by the trigger-happy policeman,who is now at large, in the presence of his fiancée and younger brother.
According to
reports, Nduka got into in a serious argument with one of the pump attendants
over his missing iPhone 7. The argument was said to have degenerated into a
fight -with Nduka, inflicting injuries on the attendant...
The manager of the
station, Mrs. Ruth Enemmuo, who is now in police detention, intervened, adding
that as soon as Nduka entered into his car, the police inspector fired, killing
him instantly.
Read the press
statment by the Imo state police command
The Imo State Police
Command is saddened with the ugly incident that led to the shooting to death of
one Nduka Eto male of Oguta Imo State by an Inspector of Police at NNPC Mega
Station, Control Post roundabout on 22/12/2012. The shooting by the Police Inspector
which occurred during a misunderstanding between the deceased, a pump attendant
and the manager of the petroleum station was quite uncalled for. The State
Police Commissioner has already briefed the IGP of the unfortunate incident.
While expressing our
condolence to the family, relations, friends and well wishers of the deceased,
the Command wishes to assure the affected and the general public that the
Command will do everything humanly possible to ensure that justice is seen to
have been done. The Command therefore appeals for calm to enabled concentrate
on the matter and ensure justice is done, please.
DSP ANDREW ENWEREM
POLICE PUBLIC
RELATIONS OFFICER IMO STATE COMMAND
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