ORUKU TRADITIONAL RULES MURDERED: CP ORDERS FULL SCALE INVESTIGATION

MURDER OF ORUKU COMMUNITY TRADITIONAL RULER AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE: CP ORDERS FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION; CALLS ON RESIDENTS TO REMAIN CALM AND ESCHEW FURTHER BREACH OF THE PEACE

Following the acts of violence that occurred in Oruku Community, Nkanu East L.G.A. of the State over the alleged shooting and death of its Traditional Ruler by armed men suspected to be policemen on 26/12/2020 at about 1630hrs, normalcy has been restored after the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad AbdurRahman fipcds, ficmc, fcai, mnim promptly ordered the deployment of Operatives of the Command to the area and the launch of a full-scale investigation into the incidence.

The Commissioner, while reiterating commitment to meticulously investigate and bring the perpetrators of the alleged murder of the Traditional Ruler and the ensuing acts of violence to book, has called on residents of the Community to remain calm and eschew acts capable of further inciting violence in the area while the investigation lasts. He warns that anyone found wanting will be made to face the full weight of the law.

ASP DANIEL E. NDUKWE
Police Public Relations Officer
FOR: Commissioner of Police,
Enugu State Command