The Enugu Police Command has commenced the orderly room trial of a police inspector, Ozonwanji Joseph, for allegedly shooting and killing an Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah).
This followed the conclusion of investigation into the tragic incident by the Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (State CID).
The musician attended an event at the anti-cult office in Enugu on Friday evening when one of the policemen at the station started shooting indiscriminately with the bullets hitting the musician in the process.
According to the spokesman of the command, Daniel Ndukwe, Igbo Jah was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead
In a statement on Sunday, Ndukwe said the trial of the implicated police inspector will facilitate the next course of action in accordance with the Nigeria Police Force’s disciplinary procedures.
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Ndukwe noted that the commissioner of police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, had already ordered the immediate redeployment of the Officer in Charge of the Tactical Squad, SP Ekeleme Chidobe, to allow for a comprehensive review of the squad’s operations.
CP Kanayo reaffirmed commitment to ensuring that justice is done in the case and maintaining the highest standards of professionalism among all police officers in the State.
He called on the citizenry to continue to keep the faith and support the police, especially in bringing this case to a justifiable conclusion.