The Enugu State Police Command Operatives said it was on the trail of suspected armed assailants, that shot and murdered the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMATA), Mr Stephen Aniago.
The chairman was said to have been murdered at Topland, along Amechi Road, Enugu, at about 8:20 p.m. on September 14, 2024.
The Enugu State Police spokesman, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed it, said that a preliminary investigation revealed that the unknown armed hoodlums, operating in a Toyota Corolla car, double-crossed, shot the victim and then made away with his blue-coloured Toyota Corolla car.
Ndukwe said: “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.
“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 has assured members of the public that the police will leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book soonest.”
