…CP Kanayo charges tactical operatives to ensure that the suspects are hunted down.
…orders the conduct of a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances of the incident, assuring that the perpetrators will be fished out.
The Enugu State Police Command Operatives are on the trail of the armed assailants that shot and murdered the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMATA), Enugu, Mr. Stephen Aniago at Topland, along Amechi Road, Enugu, around 8:20 p.m. of September 14, 2024.
A statement on Sunday, 15th September 2024 signed by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said that a preliminary investigation reveals that the unknown armed hoodlums, operating in a Toyota Corolla car, double-crossed and shot the victim, making away with his blue-coloured Toyota Corolla car. He was taken to the hospital by police operatives who hastened to the scene but was confirmed dead by doctors.
His corpse was deposited in the mortuary for preservation and further investigative actions.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu has ordered tactical squads of the Command that are on the trail of the assailants to deploy all the intelligence and operational resources at their disposal to hunt the criminals down.
He also orders the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID to conduct a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances of the incident.
CP Kanayo assures the public that the police will leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book soonest.
