The deceased, Mr Chimaobi Uzoukwa, was reportedly killed for allegedly refusing to part with N100 bribe at Ohanze military checkpoint.
It was alleged that one of the soldiers at the checkpoint commandeered another motorcyclist and went after him and reportedly shot him at a close range, killing him on the spot.
The suspect was said to have immediately fled the area after the dastardly act.
According to a release issued by Mr Onyebuchi Ememanka, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ikpeazu announced the arrest of the suspect, when he paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family at Umuokereke Ngwa community in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state.
He swore to exhaust all avenues possible to ensure that the deceased, who left behind a pregnant wife, two sons and an aged mother, got justice.
He said: “To reason that a soldier could pursue an unarmed young man from Ohanze Village to Umuokereke Ngwa, a distance of about 25 kilometers, and shoot him at close range from behind, defied logic.
“This is one murder too many. We will do everything possible under the law to get this murderous suspect and bring him to justice.
Whatever it takes, we will do. We will go to Abuja or any other place to ensure that the suspect did not go scot-free.
The death of this young man is extremely painful and cannot go in vain.
This is my position and this is the position of the government and people of Abia,”
from pmnews.
How someone will just wake up and take away another person's life still beats my imagination
ReplyDeleteThis people called police are too heartless.Thank God he was caught,thats if its true
ReplyDeletePlease read the article again.Not police but soldier
DeleteThese Soldiers are becoming something else o, hmmmn. Demons everywhere.
ReplyDeleteThank God the he goat has been caught
ReplyDeleteGod what kind of wickedness is this? you made someone to be fatherless without even thingking, why are human beings so heartless like this.
ReplyDeleteStupid soldier. He can't channel all that energy and pursue book haram terrorists to their hideout and finish them but when faced with harmless civilians, they turn to ultimate warrior.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why they are hiding the murderer's face
Idiots. When %98 of them come from the north and do not have any connection in any way with southerners there by making them savages. The few that can't speak broken or pigin English are the most wicked. Bastards!!!
ReplyDeleteStarvation must be on the land to get frustrated for not getting what would amount to mere cents in another country. This man lost his life for twenty cents. May God be with his family and give them the strength to endure this loss.
ReplyDeleteHeartless soldier
ReplyDeleteI think there should be huge punishment for soldiers on issue like this. It is becoming alarming.
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