The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a sergeant, Bitrius Osaiah for shooting a woman sergeant, Lovender Elekwachi to death on Thursday.
State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the arrest in a statement obtained by The Herald.
According to the statement, Elekwachi until her death was serving at Eneka Division and was posted to the Eneka roundabout on traffic duties.
“The late Woman Sergeant was shot while controlling traffic by Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah attached to the Operations Department of the Command,” the statement read in part.
This newspaper can report that videos and photos of her lifeless body went viral on social media on Thursday, drawing condemnation from the public.
“Meanwhile, the Sergeant who is said to be attached to the Rivers State Task Force on Decongestion, has been arrested, disarmed and undergoing Orderly Room Trial.
“Two other members of the Task Force have also been arrested and are being questioned.
“The Hilux vehicle belonging to the Task Force has been impounded and the corpse of the Woman Sergeant deposited in the mortuary,” Omoni said.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph G. Mukan, has ordered investigation into the matter with a view to unraveling the circumstances that led to her death and has appealed for calm, pending the outcome of the investigation, promising that the interest of justice must be served in the circumstance.
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