The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Ene Okon, has declared one Sergeant Collins Akpugo, who allegedly shot and killed Chukwuikem Onuoha, 21, wanted.
The commissioner also added that a reward of N500,000 awaits anyone with useful information about the fleeing policeman’s whereabouts.
Akpugo had on June 4, 2019, shot Onuoha to death at Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area, when the deceased reportedly ask him to dim the light of his vehicle.
But in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, the CP stated that Akpugo was declared wanted because the five days of grace given to him to surrender himself for Police disciplinary actions had elapsed.
The statement also added that the gun Akpugo allegedly used for the act has been recovered by the police investigating team where he abandoned it behind his fence in his Uturu country within the state.
Police declare Sergeant wanted over the death of a killed man for demanding he dim vehicle headlights wanted, offer N500,000 reward
The Abia State Police Command has declared one Sergeant Collins Akpugo wanted for allegedly killing a 21-year-old man Chukwuikem Onuoha.
The State Police Commissioner, Ene Okon, who declared the on-the-run officer wanted, added that a reward of N500, 000 awaits anyone with useful information on the officer’s whereabouts.
Recall that Akpugo had allegedly shot and killed Onuoha on 4 June 2019 after the deceased reportedly ask him to dim the light of his vehicle.
The incident reportedly happened at Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, in a statement, said the CP declared Akpugo wanted because the five days of grace given to him to surrender himself for Police disciplinary actions had elapsed.
The statement also added that the gun Akpugo allegedly used for the act has been recovered by the police investigating team where he abandoned it behind a fence.
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