Vigilante Beheaded In Abia Attack – Police

The Abia State Police Command has debunked reports that hoodlums, on Thursday, killed an officer in an attack at Umuojima/ Isiahia village in Osisioma Ngwa council area of the state.

Naija News gathered that gunmen attacked policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, while on stop-and-search duty at Isiahia, Umuojima Community.

The command, however, confirmed that a security personnel of Abia State Vigilante, identified as Obinna Ndukwe, who often collaborated with the police, was killed and beheaded by the attackers.

The command in a statement released through its spokesperson, Maureen Chinaka, said the incident happened at about 15:50 hours, at Isiahia Village in Umuojima, Osisioma.

Chinaka stated that the corpse of the victim had been evacuated and deposited in a mortuary.

She said; “Yesterday 26/10/2023 At about 15:50 hrs, Abia State Police officers stationed at Osisioma Ngwa Police Headquarters received credible information concerning an attack on a group of security personnel in Isiahia village, Umuojima, Osisioma Ngwa. The attacked team included one policeman, one special constabulary personnel, and three vigilante men.

“Upon arrival, an unregistered Sienna bus and a headless corpse were discovered. Through investigation, the deceased was identified as Obinna Ndukwe, also known as Socket, who was a member of the Abia State vigilante and often collaborated with the police. The body of the deceased has been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary.

“We would want to clarify that no police official was killed during the incident. Furthermore, our officers successfully recovered the vehicle used by the hoodlums in the attack and efforts are underway to apprehend the perpetrators.”