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Enugu Cop’s Misuse Fire Arms: Gov Ugwuanyi Visits Hospitalized Victims

Monday, June 21, 2021 at 8:33 AM by Adunni Amodeni

Following the unfortunate incident at Golf Estate, GRA, Enugu, on Sunday, involving a Police Inspector attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia state, who started shooting sporadically, leaving five victims dead and four persons with gunshot injuries, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state visited the victims at ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, where they are receiving treatment.

Enugu Cop’s Misuse Fire Arms: Gov Ugwuanyi Visits Hospitalized Victims — Gov Ugwuanyi of Enugu state visits hospitalized victims Photo: Enugu state government
Source: UGC

Gov Ugwuanyi who was received at the hospital by the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu and the Chief Medical Director, Prof Hyacinth Onah, in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, expressed shock over the dastardly act.

The governor empathized with the victims and wished them quick recovery. He also condoled with families of the deceased. Gov Ugwuanyi announced that his administration will pay all the medical expenses and deposited some money with the hospital to ensure that all that is required to treat the patients will be provided.

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Gov Ugwuanyi equally charged the hospital management to ensure that victims receive adequate medical attention.

The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force had in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed that the Police officer was "said to be on duty at RC Lotto Company located in the Estate" and "has been arrested and taken into custody pending the conclusion of investigation".

The statement confirmed that: "Four of the persons said to have sustained gunshot injuries are receiving treatment and five others whose injuries were critical, have been confirmed dead by doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy".

It added that the CP has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (State CIID), to carry out thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident.