Imo CP Promises To Find Killers Of Community Heads

The people under the command of Commissioner of Police Aboki Danjuma in Imo State, especially those living in the Umucheke community in the Onuimo Local Government Area, have been reassured that the Command will not spare any effort in apprehending and prosecuting those responsible for the murders of Eze Umucheke’s cabinet members.

In a release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye and made available to newsmen, said, “The Command’s tactical units, in synergy with the other security agencies and the local vigilantes, are presently combing the surrounding forests in Onuimo communities, for possible apprehension of the fleeing suspects”.

Danjuma gave this assurance during his condolence visit to the Umucheke Community in the early hours of Sunday together with the Sole Administrator of Onuimo LGA, Dr. Emeka Obi, representative of the Commander 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Major AI Maikarifi, Commandant NSCDC, Comdt. Mathew Ovye, and other security agencies, for an on-the-spot assessment of the heinous crime.

The Commissioner strongly condemned the tragic killings of the innocent community chiefs, describing it as a barbaric, inhumane, and senseless act of violence. He commiserated with the families of the bereaved and the entire Umucheke community over the unfortunate demise of their loved ones and vowed that their deaths would certainly not go in vain.

He assured that a detachment of the command’s tactical unit would be stationed permanently at the Community to evade any further threat of attack until peace returned to the community.

Meanwhile, preliminary findings revealed that the attack was perpetrated by gunmen, suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN, numbering about six on three motorcycles.

The Police spokesperson said the residents of the Umucheke community allegedly saw the hoodlums but didn’t report them to the police or other security agencies until they perpetrated the dastardly killings and left the community.

In order to support the police and other security agencies in the state, the commissioner urged the people of Onuimo and other communities to continue being security aware and reporting any suspicious person or activity to the closest police station. The commissioner emphasised the importance of community involvement in the fight against violent crimes.