Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Police Command, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State CID to conduct a full-scale, thorough, and expeditious investigation to unravel the circumstances of the alleged shooting and murder of one Chinedu Edeh “m”, by a police officer at Echara Road, Nsukka, in Nsukka L.G.A., on June 23, 2024.
Statement made available to Newsmen by the Police public relations officer, Daniel Ndukwe, Thursday in Enugu, said, CP Uzuegbu charged the Deputy Commissioner to ensure that everyone, especially the police officer alleged to have shot the victim, found culpable faces the full weight of the law.
Pix: CP Kanayo Uzuegbu
“The Commissioner has consoled the family and friends of the deceased, who was taken to the hospital and confirmed dead by doctors, with his corpse // deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
“He urges them to maintain calm, assuring that necessary police actions will be taken to ensure that justice prevails,” Ndukwe said..
Author: Maureen Ikpeama