The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a police officer for allegedly shooting a motorcyclist, identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike, dead in the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this via a statement issued on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Ukandu quoted the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Adaku Uche-Anya, as saying that the command had commenced a comprehensive investigation into the fatal shooting.
Uche-Anya disclosed that the incident occurred around Hariz Filling Station at about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Uche-Anya said: “Preliminary reports indicate that the operatives of the Command attached to the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, while on routine patrol around the Spera-in-Deo Flyover, responded to a distress call when one of the officers unprofessionally shot in the air.
“Regrettably, the bullet struck a motorcycle rider who has been identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike ‘m’. He was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention but was later confirmed dead.
“Following the incident, the officers involved have been taken into custody.”
The police commissioner expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and assured them, as well as the general public, that justice would be served.
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