A cop ran amok on Sunday morning, shooting anyone on sight as he attacked a compound in a neighbourhood of Enugu metropolis.
The state police command has confirmed five persons dead while four others sustained serious injuries from gunshots fired by the cop, an Inspector of Police.
A witness said the incident occurred at about 9.30 am on Sunday at the Golf Estate in the Government Reserved Area, GRA, leaving residents of the area in fear as they scampered to safety.
Confirming the incident, Daniel Ndukwe, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and spokesperson for the state police command, said in a statement that the killer cop had been arrested and detained.
“The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, has ordered the deputy commissioner of police in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to carry out thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident.
“The incident involved a police inspector attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia and said to be on duty at a lottery company located within the Golf Estate.
“The commissioner, who made the order after visiting the hospital where four of the persons said to have sustained gunshot injuries are receiving treatment.
“Five others, whose injuries were critical, have been confirmed dead by doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy,’’ part of the statement read.
It added that the state police commissioner has also directed a swift conclusion of the investigation of the incident to aid further necessary actions by the police authorities.
Meanwhile, CP Mohammed has expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased, urging them to remain calm and cooperate with the command in the ongoing investigation.
He called on witnesses at the scene of the bizarre act of the cop to volunteer useful information that would aid the thorough and swift conclusion of the investigation.
