Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has commiserated with the Delta Police Command and families of police officers killed by unknown gunmen in Anambra State.
The officers, Inspector Lucky Aleh; Inspector Celestine Nwadiokwu and Inspector Jude Obuh, were attached to the Explosives Ordinance Disposal EOD Unit in Government House Asaba. They were ambushed and killed around 1.30pm yesterday Friday, Feb. 10, by unknown gunmen along Ihiala-Orlu road enroute Umuahia on official duty.
State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who spoke to reporters yesterday, said the late officers would be greatly missed for their contributions to the peace and development of Delta. He described the unfortunate incident as barbaric and unacceptable in a country seeking to be united again for peace and development.
His words, “We bring you the sad news of our very gallant officers who have helped us in maintaining peace in our state attached to the Explosives Ordinance Disposal EOD in Government House, Asaba.
“The officers met their untimely death while they were proceeding as advanced team for the PDP national campaign rally in Abia, unfortunately this particular team veered off from the convoy and took another route different from where the convoy was taking. They were ambushed along the Ihiala-Orlu road enroute Umuahia by non-state actors who eventually killed three of them in police uniform while the one on mufti escaped. We have recovered their corpse and we have also reached out to their families.”
He said some accounts on social media were untrue adding that the state government delayed announcing their untimely death because efforts were being made to reach out to their families before making the announcement. He called on security agencies in the country to fish out the killers and bring them to book so that Nigerians can once again live peacefully in any part of the country.
