Five Feared Dead, Four Others Injured In Enugu

No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead while four others are now lying critically ill in the hospital following gunshot wounds they received during shooting incident that occurred on Sunday, June 20, 2021 about 0930hrs at Golf Estate, Enugu.
A statement issued in Enugu on Sunday, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to newsmen in Enugu, stated that the Police Inspector attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia State alleged to be involved in the shooting incident while on duty at RC Lotto Company in the Estate has been arrested and taken into custody pending conclusion of investigation.
Meanwhile, the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (State CIID), to carry out thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident.
According to the statement, Commissioner Aliyu, who gave the order after visiting the hospital where 4 of the persons said to have sustained gunshot injuries are receiving treatment and 5 others whose injuries were critical, have been confirmed dead by Doctors on duty and their corpses deposited in the mortuary for autopsy, also ordered the swift conclusion of the investigation to aid further necessary actions by the Police.
While sympathising with family members and friends of the deceased persons, CP Aliyu urged them to remain calm and cooperate with the Command in the ongoing investigation.
He further used the occasion to call on eye witnesses at the scene of the incident to volunteer useful information that will aid the thorough and swift conclusion of the investigation, with a view to ensuring that justice prevails in the ugly incident.

By: Canice Amadi, Enugu