A police officer with the 29 Police Mobile Force, Awka, was shot dead during a stop-and-search operation Wednesday night along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway near Danaks Filling Station in Uli, Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.
The patrol team had intercepted a Toyota Sienna reportedly driving against traffic. Eyewitnesses say the officers were unaware the vehicle carried suspected DSS operatives, who allegedly opened fire during a confrontation, killing the inspector.
The incident triggered panic among residents and shop owners.
Command Police PRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the event on today, describing it as distressing.
He noted that the command, under CP Ikioye Orutugu, has urged calm and assured that investigations are underway to determine what truly happened. The officer’s body has been deposited at the morgue for autopsy
