The Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Leye
Oyebade, has ordered the immediate arrest and detention of a policeman, who
allegedly shot a man in cold blood at the front of Christ the King Cathedral (C.K.C),
Asa road, Aba.
The deceased, Chinedu Peters, was described as the
bread winner of his family.
He was shot dead on March 11, 2017, while returning
from eatery with his girlfriend.
The policeman that killed Peters was on duty with
others at the front of Christ the King Cathedral (C.K.C) Asa road, Aba.
It was gathered that the killer cop, Ibe Uchenna, would
have got away with the murder of Peters, but for his girlfriend, who witnessed
the incident.
The Abia State Chairman of Campaign for Democracy,
Commander Chukwu Jude, a human right activist, said that Peters journey to the
grave started after Uchenna and his colleagues flagged down the passenger bus
that was conveying Peters and others to their destination.
Jude said: “All the passengers in the bus were
ordered to step out. They obeyed and all came out. They were asked to lie down
on the floor, which they also did. A few minutes later, the policemen asked the
only Hausa man in their midst to stand up and leave. The deceased, Chinedu, out
of anger, stood up and demanded to know why the Hausa guy was released.
“He insisted that everyone should be allowed to go
since no incriminating item was found on them. One policeman among, Ibe
Uchenna, ordered him to lie down or he would shoot him. Chinedu still insisted
that the Hausa man should be brought back. And just like that; in the blink of
an eye, the policeman shot him. That was how the policeman, who was supposed to
protect Chinedu, killed him.”
According to Jude, the most shocking aspect of the
whole drama was that the policemen refused to take Peters to hospital, even
though he cried and earnestly begged them.
“He was on ground, crying and begging them to take
him to hospital. Instead, they took him in their van and dumped him in a
location they thought people wouldn’t find out. They took their van to car
wash, to remove traces of blood in order to cover their crime. They didn’t know
that one of the silent passengers was Chinedu’s girlfriend,” said Jude
Peters’ girlfriend returned home and disclosed how
he was shot dead.
The following morning, the deceased’s brother reported
to the police. He was told that they were not aware of the incident.
When the girlfriend insisted that the incident
happened, policemen, who were posted to that area on that fateful day, were
invited.
The lady immediately identified the faces of the
policemen that were at the scene on the day Peters was killed. She also
identified Chinedu.
When they asked what has become of the victim, they
claimed to have taken him to the hospital after he was shot. They also claimed
that he was responding to treatment. The
family of Peters sensed something was wrong when the policemen refused to take
them to the hospital. The corpse of Peters was found on March 18.
When New Telegraph contacted the CP, Oyebade, he
said that he was already briefing journalists on the matter.
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