Police Inspector attached to Imo ex-Speaker found dead in bush

A police Inspector attached to former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Chiji Collins, identified simply as Charles, who was kidnapped a few weeks ago, has been found dead in a bush in Oguta Local Government Area of the state.

The police Inspector was attacked and abducted alongside a driver in a Toyota Hilux in the Ohaji/ Egbema area of Imo State.

It could not be ascertained if the former Speaker was in the vehicle when the incident occurred.

Speaking on Friday, June 9, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, said the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Barde, had already constituted a team of police investigators to apprehend the killers.

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Okoye said: “The command assures members of the public and family members of the deceased that we are already on the trail of the killers of Insp. Charles and the other victim.

“We will ensure that those behind the dastardly act are caught and made to face the full wrath of the law.”

No fewer than seven police officers and five operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have so far been attacked and killed in Imo State between March and April 2023

The Imo State Police Command blamed the attacks and killings on the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IOB) and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).

The Star