CP ALIYU FROWNS AT MURDER OF 6 PERSONS, BURNING OF SHOPS AND PROPERTIES IN ENUGU COMMUNITY
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
…Lead chiefs of other security agencies for on-the-spot assessment of devastation in Adani area
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, psc, in the early hours of 29th March, 2021, led a team of heads of Sister Security Agencies in the State and the Executive Chairman of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area to Adani Community, for on-the-spot assessment of the acts of violence allegedly perpetrated in the wee hours of 28th March, 2021 by yet to be identified hoodlums, which led to the death of six (6) persons and gunshots injuries of two (2) others, as well as the burning down of some shops and destruction of properties.
The Commissioner, while calling for calm, has ordered the State CID to conduct tacit investigation to identify and bring perpetrators of the unfortunate incident to book.
He further reassures commitment of the Command to collaborate with Sister Security Agencies and relevant stakeholders in the Community, to avert reoccurrence of the violence. He also pleads with members of the Community to be their brothers’ keeper and eschew acts of violence, even as the Police meticulously investigate the case.
In his remarks, the Executive Chairman of the Local Government Area, Hon. Chukwudi Celestine Nnadozie, thanked the Police and other Security Agencies for the quick intervention, which helped in restoring normalcy in the area. He specially thanked the CP and Heads of other Security Agencies for embarking on the trip, noting that it would further help to restore a sense of confidence in the people of the community.
Heads of the Sister Security Agencies that accompanied the Commissioner of Police are: Mr. Brown Ekwoaba (State Director, DSS, Enugu State), Mr. valentine Afrika (Commandant, NSCDC, Enugu State Command) and Mr. Abdul Abdullahi (State Commander, NDLEA, Enugu State).
