Police inspector shot dead in Abia

Posted by admin Nigerian Police Sunday, March 11th, 2012

A police inspector, Ahamba Njoku, has been shot dead by robbers in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia state , the police said.
Mr Geoffrey Ogbonna, the Police Public Relations Officer in Abia, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Saturday.

He said that Njoku was killed at Omuma Road, Eziama, a suburb of Aba, by hoodlums on Thursday night about 11 p.m. during an exchange of gunfire while he was on a patrol with other policemen.
“The hoodlums accosted them while on patrol and opened fire, killing the inspector, who hailed from Obingwa Local Government Area of the state,’’ he said.

Ogbonna said that two policemen also sustained bullet injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
He said two of the robbers escaped with bullet wounds and abandoned the vehicle they used for the operation.
He said that the hoodlums had on Wednesday snatched a Peugeot 307 saloon car belonging to a chief superintendent of police, which they used for the operation.

Ogbonna said the vehicle was recovered after it was abandoned by the robbers and that some expended magazines were found inside it.
He added that a full investigation into the incident had begun and urged members of the public, especially medical personnel, with information on any person with bullet wounds to report to the police.
“Every information will be handled secretly and the informant protected,’’ he promised.
Ogbonna said that the dismantling of checkpoints on the instruction of the Inspector General of Police had nothing to do with the resurgence of armed robbery in Aba.

He, however, said the police were alert to their responsibilities and were carrying out regular patrols to protect the public.
Aba is notorious for armed robbery and kidnapping. But through the combined effort of soldiers, policemen and other security agencies, the situation in the state has improved in the last 18 months ago.

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