The Imo state Police Command has condemned the killing of one Jude Oguzie on Saturday along the Njaba/Owerri road by officers attached to the Command.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Isaac O. Akinmoyede who expressed this condemnation, wondered why the officers refused to adhere to rules guiding the use of firearms.
This was contained in a press release signed by the command’s spokesman
SP Ikeokwu Godsons Orlando.
The statement revealed that the
CP has therefore, ordered investigation into the matter, with a view to unravel the cause of the incident adding that,
the officers involved had been identified, arrested and are presently in custody.
The CP while sympathising with the family of the deceased, urged them to remain calm with a promise that, the Command will do everything possible to ensure that justice prevails.
The Command expressed regrets over the killing of the deceased under any guise especially now that the force is doing everything within its powers to put an end to incidents of brutality and incivility to members of the public.