The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed that a police Inspector, Ikechukwu Obodo, was killed in a fatal hit-and-run motor accident within the state.
The command spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Enugu, said that the clarification becomes necessary after a misleading social media report claimed that the officer was hit by a police convoy.
Ndukwe, who did not mention the exact time and location in the state where the incident took place, said that the matter remains under investigation.
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He, however, assured the public that in the course of the investigation, further details would be communicated as they become available.
Mourning the deceased officer, Ndukwe said that losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated.
“However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time,” he explained.
The deceased, who hailed from Nkpologu community in Enugu State and also a Ph.D holder, was serving in the Operations Department of the Enugu State Police Command headquarters as at the time of the incident.
