Gov Ugwuanyi expresses shock at deadly shooting by police in Enugu
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed shock over Sunday’s killing of five people in the state by a police operative.
The police, which confirmed the killing, said four people were critically injured in the attack.
The incident occurred when a police inspector attached to RC Lotto Company went berserk and opened fire on some residents of Golf Estate, Enugu, at about 9.30 a.m.
Mr Ugwuanyi, who spoke through his media aide, Louis Amoke, described the incident as “sad’’ and “unfortunate’’.
The governor, who visited the survivors of the attack at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, said the state government would offset their medical bills.
The government, he said, had already deposited some money with the hospital to ensure that all that was required to treat the patients would be made available.
Mr Ugwuanyi charged the hospital management to ensure the victims receive adequate medical attention.
“I empathise with the victims and wished them quick recovery. I also condole with the families of the deceased over this unfortunate incident,” he further said.
The governor was received at the hospital by the Commissioner of Police in Enugu, Mohammed Aliyu, and the Chief Medical Director of the facility, Hyacinth Onah.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Enugu had confirmed five persons dead after a police officer attached to a company went berserk and attacked a compound in Enugu metropolis.
The police also said four persons suffered serious injuries as a result of the attack that took place on Sunday at about 9:30a.m. in Golf Estate, GRA, Enugu.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on his behalf by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu.
Mr Aliyu said that the police cop had been arrested and taken into custody pending the conclusion of investigation.
“The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, has ordered the deputy commissioner of police in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to carry out thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident.
“The incident involved a police inspector attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia and said to be on duty at a lottery company located within the Golf Estate.
“The commissioner, who made the order after visiting the hospital where four of the persons said to have sustained gunshot injuries are receiving treatment.
“Five others, whose injuries were critical, have been confirmed dead by doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy,’’ he said.
The state police boss also directed the swift conclusion of the investigation of the incident to aid further necessary actions by the police authorities. (NAN)
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