Police commence investigation over killing of officer in Imo
The Imo State Police Command said it has commenced investigation into the killing of one of its inspector, Augustine Ukegbu.
According to reports, DIG Ukegbu was kidnapped before he was killed.
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The incident happened in Owerri in the Aboh Mbaise council area of Imo state.
“We are currently investigating the matter to make sure we arrest the assailant,” said the State Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Henry Okoye.
Another police source who did not want her name mentioned said: “We have launched a manhunt on the assailant. To ensure we arrest them and bring them to book. It happened on Easter Monday. He was first abducted. We got a distress call and we started tracking them.
“They killed him and abandoned him along the road. Arriving at the scene we saw his lifeless body. So what happened was that when we received the distress call we started tracing them. They killed him and abandoned his body.”
“Also, the jeep of the police inspector was found. The gunmen were in two motorcycles and two vehicles including a Siena,” he said.
“The command is doing everythinseriouslyus to capture the hoodlums and we are covering the bushes and trailing them,” she added.