Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMATA), Enugu, Stephen Aniagu by unknown gunmen on Saturday night, saying police operatives are already on the trail of the assailants.
Aniagu was shot dead at Moses Ogbodo Junction near Topland Market in the Amaechi area of Enugu South Local Government around 8.20p.m. Saturday, September, 14, 2024. In a statement released to newsmen on Sunday, the state police public relations officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said their “Operatives are on the trail of the armed assailants.
“A preliminary investigation reveals that the unknown armed hoodlums, operating in Toyota Corolla car, double-crossed and shot the victim, making away with his blue-coloured Toyota Corolla car. He was taken to the hospital by police operatives who hastened to the scene but was confirmed dead by doctors. His corpse was deposited in the mortuary for preservation and further investigative actions,” he stated.
Ndukwe added that “The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered tactical squads of the Command that are on the trail of the assailants to deploy all the intelligence and operational resources at their disposal to hunt the criminals down.
“He also orders the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID to conduct a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances of the incident.” CP Kanayo, however, assured the public that the police will leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book soonest.
