Gang leader, who killed Policeman, stole his AK47 riffle arrested
Following the incident that occured to policemen attached to a Chinese mining company in Ebonyi state, the police force have announced, through its Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Loveth Odah, that the perpetrators have been arrested.
The spokesperson explained that the police got contacted by the Site Manager of Tongyl Mining Company, Mkpumakwuokuko Izzi LGA of Ebonyi, Joel Osaghele, about the attack by a youth gang.
Osaghele reported that the youth gang attacked them, with a Chinese national alongside three police officers attached to the company while moving the company’s property from the site to Abakaliki.
Ikechukwu Okanga, who led the gang, and his members used logs to barricade the road and it took the intervention of the village head, Sunday Nwamini, for the company’s vehicle to pass.
However, it was said that the youth gang regrouped to ambush the company’s vehicle once again at ‘Opefia’ junction and a policeman was shot in the process.
“They snatched the AK-47 rifle of Sgt. John Edeh, F/No: 442470, attached to 32 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Abakaliki, beat and stabbed him several times before shooting him in the head. The Divisional Police Officers in the area mobilized and led a team to the scene where the two other mobile policemen were rescued.
“The victim was rushed to the Alex-Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FETHA) for treatment but was later confirmed dead by a doctor. The Commissioner of Police, Awosola Awotinde, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the matter to unravel the circumstances behind the attack,” the PPRO added.
