From Uchenna Ezeadigwe
Awka
Following lingering questions and doubt about the whereabouts of a police officer who allegedly shot dead an Okada operator in Igboukwu, Aguata local government area of Anambra state last year, police said the suspect was in their custody.
Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, in a press statement made available to journalists said “the Commissioner of Police, Anambra Command, Monday Bala Kryas stated that the suspect linked to the death of the late Mr. Ebele Nwaogha, aged 28years from Ngo Igboukwu at Akuka Junction, Nkwo Market was still in police custody and undergoing internal disciplinary procedure of the Force”.
“He noted that the outcome of the investigations would be made public in due course. The CP stated this against the background of reports in some sections of the media alleging that the suspect had been discharged and freed. “He reiterated that the report was untrue, malicious, a product of fiction, and the handiwork of persons hell-bent on misinforming and misleading the general public, ostensibly to cause mischief and incite the public against the police”.
The CP therefore warned the originators and peddlers of the unfounded rumour to desist forthwith, as they would not be spared if apprehended”. He pleaded with the public to disregard the report, promising that justice will take its full course. .