The Kogi State Police Command has admitted complacency in the killing of Barrister Elias Ugwu last week Friday. It admitted that the Nsukka-based lawyer was killed in error.
The Kogi State Police Command has admitted complacency in the killing of Barrister Elias Ugwu last week Friday. It admitted that the Nsukka-based lawyer was killed in error. DAILY POST reported that Barr Ugwu's shocking death threw the entire people of Nsukka and the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, into serious mourning. In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP.
Williams Anya on Thursday in Lokoja, the police said they mistook the late lawyer to be a member of the armed robbery gang that robbed some banks a day earlier. Barrister Ugwu was killed in Anyigba last week Friday by policemen while he was in the state to pay ransom for his cousin who was kidnapped some days back. The police statement titled: “Setting the record straight” partly read, “It would be recalled that, on 07/03/2024, Armed Robbers invaded Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State and robbed three Banks and also attacked Police Stations. A Tactical Team was deployed to the Area to restore normalcy and trail the hoodlums with a view to apprehending and bringing them to deserved justice
Kogi State Police Killing Lawyer Error Armed Robbery Mistaken Identity
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