The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the death of five victims who were killed by a trigger-happy policeman attached to RC Lotto Company at Golf Estate, GRA Enugu metropolis.
The Police Inspector attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia State, was alleged to have started shooting sporadically, leaving five persons dead and four persons with gunshot injuries.
The incident was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe who said that the policeman allegedly shot five persons dead on Sunday, June 20.
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Ndukwe also noted that the 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 a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident.
He added that the Commissioner, who made the order after visiting the hospital where the injured persons were receiving treatment, ordered the swift conclusion of the investigation to aid further necessary actions by the Police.
