The Anambra Police Command has recovered the lifeless body of a man alleged to have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers along the Onitsha/Owerri express road.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday.
According to Ikenga, “In the early hours of 23rd January 2025, Police Operatives attached to Ozubulu Divisional Headquarters responded to a distress call along the Onitsha/Owerri Express Road and recovered the body of a yet-to-be-identified young man. The Command hereby seeks assistance from members of the public for possible identification of the victim and other information that will facilitate the ongoing investigative proceedings.
“A spot observation by the Police responding team and report from eyewitnesses at the scene reveals that the victim was shot in the stomach by suspected armed men who abandoned his lifeless body and fled the scene.
“Meanwhile, the body has been deposited at the morgue and further developments shall be communicated, please.”
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