By Sam Otuonye
The Police Command in Enugu State has stated that a Police Inspector, Dr Ikechukwu Obodo, was killed by fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident within the state.
The Command spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Enugu, said that the clarification becomes necessary after a misleading social media report that the officer was hit by a police convey.
However, according to early reports by some media, the officer was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle embedded within a passing police convoy.
Ndukwe, who did not mention the exact time and location in the state where the incident took place, said that the matter remained under investigation.
He, however, assured the public that within the course of the investigation further details would be communicated as they become available.
Mourning the deceased officer, Ndukwe said that “losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated.
”However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”
”The deceased, who hailed from Nkpologu community in Enugu State and also a PhD holder, was serving in the Operations Department of the Enugu State Police Command Headquarters as at the time of the incident,” the statement said.