…Urges political parties to give the Police prior notice of their meetings
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Abubakar Lawal, fdc, has today, 19/01/2022, visited scene of the alleged incident of invasion, shooting, injury, murder and abduction, by yet-to-be identified armed hoodlums, at Obeagu Ward 3 Party Secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Obeagu-Awkunanaw community of Enugu South LGA, while the Party’s members were having a political meeting on 18/01/2022 at about 7pm.
JOURNALIST101 had reported the murder of APC former council chairman, one other and the kidnap of another party stalwart.
After visiting the scene, the police boss also went to see one seriously injured victim in the hospital where he is receiving treatment.
After the visit, the CP “ordered the immediate launch of discreet investigation, rescue of one Mike Ogbonna (Okwadike), alleged to have been abducted to an unknown destination during the invasion, and the manhunt of the assailants, who are said to have shot sporadically and murdered two (2) male members of the Party, one Kelvin Nnaemeka Ezeoha (former Enugu South LGA APC Chairman) and Chidera Ogaba, as well as seriously injured one other.”
The victims were immediately moved to a nearby hospital, where Kelvin Nnaemeka Ezeoha and Chidera Ogaba, were both confirmed dead by medical doctors and deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy, while the injured victim is responding to treatment.
In a statement by the command’s public relations officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, he quoted the CP to say that “no stone would be left unturned in fishing out perpetrators of the heinous crime” while urging “political parties in the State and their members, to ensure they timely notify the Command of their meetings or other political activities, to enable it plan and ensure adequate security coverage of such events, in order to avert untoward incidents of this nature.”
