- Says Police and others poised to stem security challenges; orders thorough investigation and manhunt of assailants
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Abubakar Lawal, fdc, has today, 07/01/2022, alongside Commander of 82 Division Garrison Command of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Brig. Gen. Chris Ataki, and the State Director of Department of State Services (DSS), Enugu State, Mr. Habu Daluwa; carried out on-the-spot assessment tour of Ogbete-Mgbuji village in Eha-Amufu community of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, following report of attacks and other criminal incidents in the community. The tour enabled the Commissioner and the Security Chiefs to jointly assess, strategize and put in place immediate measures to avert further occurrence of the incidence and other heinous criminal acts, allegedly perpetrated by miscreants suspected to have intruded the area from border communities in Benue State.
- Meanwhile, on-the-spot assessment of damages caused by the assailants, who are alleged to have intruded and attacked traders at Orie Market in Ogbete-Mgbuji village on 06/01/2022 and also previously perpetrated acts of kidnapping and murder in other parts of Eha-Amufu community, revealed the murder of two unidentified persons, setting ablaze of a mini bus, motorcycles, shops and the destruction of goods at the market.
- To this end, the Commissioner, while describing the casualties and damages caused by the assailants as callous and unwarranted, has ordered the immediate deployment of Police Operatives to maintain the normalcy already restored in the area, launch a thorough investigation to ascertain the immediate and remotes causes of the incidents, and manhunt of the assailants.
- He assured the use of both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to contain the situation, while urging members of the community to remain law-abiding and support the Police and other Security Operatives deployed to the area.
- The CP and the team was joined in the tour by the Chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, Hon. Jacob Abonyi, and the President General of Mgbuji Community Development Union, Barr. Chukwuma Ede, as well as other leaders and local security personnel of the community.
ASP DANIEL NDUKWE, Anipr,
Police Public Relations Officer,
State Headquarters, Enugu.
ENUGU STATE POLICE COMMAND BULLETIN OF 7TH JANUARY, 2022
