…consoles and urges family and friends of the deceased to maintain calm
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge 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.
He charged the Deputy Commissioner to ensure that everyone, especially the police officer alleged to have shot the victim, if found culpable, faces the full weight of the law.
Meanwhile, 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 being 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.
DSP DANIEL NDUKWE, anipr, mnisma
Police Public Relations Officer,
Enugu State Command,
State Headquarters,
GRA, Enugu.
June 27, 2024.