EBONYI POLICE DETAIN OFFICERS OVER ALLEGED KILLING OF MOTORCYCLIST IN ABAKALIKI
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The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the detention of some of its officers over the alleged shooting and killing of a motorcycle rider in Abakaliki, the state capital.
The fatal incident occurred on January 27, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m. near Hariz Filling Station along the busy Abakaliki–Enugu highway.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, said the command had launched a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
According to preliminary findings, operatives attached to the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, were on routine patrol around the Spera-in-Deo Flyover when they responded to a distress call. During the operation, one of the officers allegedly fired a shot into the air.
The bullet, however, reportedly struck a motorcycle rider, identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment but was later confirmed dead.
SP Ukandu disclosed that the officers involved in the incident have been taken into custody, pending the outcome of investigations.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a thorough, impartial and professional investigation to establish the facts of the case.
The commissioner also expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and assured them, as well as members of the public, that justice would be served at the conclusion of the investigation.
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