Henry Emeana
The Imo State Police Command on Thursday opened up on the identity of a slain man dumped in the gutter at Okwu Urratta ,behind Imo State University ,IMSU back gate .
SP Bala Elkana Police Public Relations Officer,
Imo State who made this revelation while briefing newsmen at the police headquarter Owerri said preliminary investigation conducted into the incident revealed that the sergeant was killed by some hoodlums, dressed in military fatigue.
According to him, “The hoodlums identified the deceased as a Police Officer and opened fire on him. No civilian casualty recorded. The Command is on the trail of the perpetrators of the crime in other to bring them to justice. ”
“The incident happened on 19th May, 2021 at about 0745hrs at Ukwu Uratta road, Owerri. The woman crying in the viral video is identified as kelechi Obilonu ‘f’ , the wife of the deceased sergeant. Preliminary investigation conducted into the incident revealed that the sergeant was killed by some hoodlums, dressed in military fatigue. ”
He said the Commissioner of Police Imo State, CP Abutu Yaro, fdc extend his condolences to the family and friends of the deceased sergeant who paid the supreme price in the cause of serving the nation. He assured the family that the perpetrators will not escape the weight of the law.
Reacting on the trendy video, the police spokesman said ” the attention of the police has been drawn to a video circulated on the social media with different version of stories. ,the stories are not only false but mischievous. The person killed in the video is a serving Police Officer attached to the Operations Department, Imo State Command, deployed to protect citizens from criminal elements disturbing the peace of the state. He is Force Number 447160 Sergeant Loveday Obilonu ‘m’. He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 2007. “
