Hid In Neighbour's Room Ceiling
The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday arrested the
suspect who attacked operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) and shot dead one of them, Halisu Sahabi, during a raid in Awka, the
state capital.
The suspect is identified as a medical doctor, Chukwuka Josiah
Ikechukwu Nnamdi who hails from Ifite, Awka, Anambra State, while the deceased
is on the ASE II rank, an Assistant Superintendent of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
SaharaReporters learnt from top police sources on Saturday that Dr Ikechukwu Nnamdi was arrested while he was hiding in the ceiling of his neighbour's room after the crime.
Meanwhile, the police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, when
contacted on Saturday, said, "All other details shall be provided on the
conclusion of the investigation."
SaharaReporters had reported that Halisu, who was confirmed
dead after the shooting by the suspected fraudster was flown to Sokoto State
for burial.
SaharaReporters had learnt that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt
Gen Olufemi Oluyede, reportedly visited Awka, the Anambra State capital, to
arrange for the transportation of the EFCC operative to Sokoto State for burial
according to Islamic rites.
Speaking with SaharaReporters on Saturday, a top police source revealed that, "The
gunman was arrested by the police and EFCC operatives in the ceiling of his
neighbour's room.
"After shooting and killing the EFCC operative, he threw
out the gun, a short pump action gun owned and licenced by his father into the
bush.
"He hid at first in his ceiling and then crawled to his
neighbour’s ceiling from where the police and arrested and detained him."
"His father went to the police station to state and
support his position that he killed in self-defence.
"All the EFCC operatives dispatched for the night
operation had no bulletproof vest. They just wore their branded EFCC
jackets."
"His killer, Chukwuka Josiah ikechukwu Nnamdi from Ofite,
Awka, is currently detained at the SCID and he is likely to face murder charges
even though he claimed he shot and killed the EFCC operative in
self-defence."
Police sources further told SaharaReporters that Dr Nnamdi
threw the gun out of the window after firing shots that killed the EFCC
operative and injured another operative.
"This was the gun he claimed was licensed to his
father," the police source added.
SaharaReporters had reported that the officers were on a
mission to apprehend a group of suspected cybercriminals when they were
attacked on Friday morning.
SaharaReporters had gathered that a contingent of EFCC
officials were assigned from the EFCC Enugu Zonal command to apprehend
suspected internet fraudsters in Awka, Anambra State.
"They arrived Awka very early to the first home of
suspected fraudsters, successfully raided and arrested several persons with
exhibits, including credit cards and four luxurious vehicles," a top
source had informed SaharaReporters on Saturday.
"When the EFCC operatives arrested the first set of
suspected "yahoo boys" the police in Awka waylaid them and delayed
the operatives, claiming they did not seek permission before coming to their
jurisdiction to carry out such operation," the police source revealed
further.
"They then set out to visit another location but
reportedly found that they were short-staffed and relocated to a smaller
location.
"Upon arriving there, it was a location with several
apartments. So they told the gatemen to point them to the place of the person
they suspected.
"He refused to open his door, apparently suspecting they
might be robbers or kidnappers.
"The person of interest refused to open his door asking
who they were to which they responded they were EFCC operatives."
SaharaReporters had learnt that when the suspect refused to
open the door, on the claim that the operatives might be robbers or kidnappers.
"The EFCC team proceeded to break into his apartment and
the suspect opened fire on the lead person; an EFCC operative known as Salisu.
"He was seriously injured, but still alive with a second
operative injured in his left hand. The operatives rushed the operative to a
hospital. They arrived at the General Hospital in Awka but there were no
doctors. Only two hospital nurses were around who advised them to look for a
private hospital," the top source had narrated further.
The EFCC operatives then drove to a hospital named Amaco where
the doctor on duty confirmed the EFCC operative dead.
However, he admitted the injured EFCC operative but said there
was no way to treat him without blood transfusion.
"All the EFCC operatives dispatched to the night
operation had no bulletproof vest just their branded EFCC jackets,"
SaharaReporters was told.
Confirming the incident, the Anambra State Police Command
spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, had stated that investigations were underway.
“Investigation into the sad incident is ongoing. The suspect
is in custody, and the firearm has been recovered. Further details shall be
communicated, please,” Ikenga said.
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