Maureen Edozie in Enugu
A middle age man identified as Smith Odinaka has been allegedly shot dead by ‘security agents’, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu state, while the police has exonerated self from the said incident.
Penpushing reports that several X users, who posted the photo of the deceased on the microblogging platform, accused the police in Enugu of killing him, but the police, in a statement on Wednesday, denied the accusation however, admitted that the victim was killed by “security agents.”
“Preliminary findings indicate that the victim was driving a Mercedes Benz car in the company of two of his male friends when a gunshot, allegedly fired by individuals suspected to be security agents, struck the vehicle. Smith Odinaka sustained a gunshot wound to his left hip. He was rushed to the hospital but was later pronounced dead by the attending doctor, and his body deposited in the mortuary, pending an autopsy’, Ndukwe said
Penpushing further reports that the police spokesperson in Enugu State, in the statement said the incident occurred on Sunday, October 13, 2024, around 1 a.m. adding that investigation has so far not linked the crime to any police officer or police team.
The Command Public Relations Officer, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to investigate the killing.
Penpushing also reports that the command promised to make the police findings public when it is available, adding that the commissioner has assured the public that all necessary efforts will be made to identify and apprehend the perpetrators and to ensure that justice is served.
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