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Anambra : Unknown gunmen kill police inspector, 2 others, set patrol vehicle ablaze

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By Phil Okose Onitsha

 

Unknown gunmen at about 8.am on Sunday in a police road block in Awada Obosi, near Onitsha, Anambra State, reportedly shot dead a police inspector identiffied as Ogedengbe, a tricycle operator and one other person and set the police hilux patrol vehicle ablaze.

 

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity told this paper that,  “the

incident occurred at Ukaegbu junction by Ezeiweka Road, Awada Obosi, while the Awada Police team mounted a road block despite the Inspector General of Police order that there should not be any police road block in the

Southeast.”

 

“The unknown gunmen had on arrival with a sienna car, shot the

policemen at a close range killing an inspector on the spot while

others fled.

 

They set the police hilux patrol van ablaze and stray bullets hit a

tricycle operator and one other person yet to be identified”

 

On why the local vigilante men that have been patroling the area were

not within reach as at the time of the incident he reiterated that,

“the DPO and the vigilante operatives are not in good terms for now due to the DPO’s high handedness and failure to work in harmony with the local vigilante group men ”

 

“Since the coming on board of the DPO, the vigilant group men were

reported to have been intimidated, harassed and treated as if they are

not part of the security system of the State.”

 

“The DPO is not friendly with any of the vigilante group men under his

jurisdiction and the issue is hampering the security situation of the area” he stated further.

 

The gunmen were said to have quietly drove out in their Siena car

unchallenged towards NEPA road after the incident.

 

Contacted to confirm the incident, the State Police Public Relations

Officer, PPRO, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu said he was yet to get full details of the incident but pledged to reach us back as soon as possible.

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