The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigative Department and Tactical Squads of the Command, Enugu State has been directed to unravel the circumstances of the murder of a Chieftain of All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Dons Udeh.
This is contained in a statement issued by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Ahmed Ammani, has ordered that the perpetrators of the killing of the murder of a chieftain of All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Dons Udeh be fished out and brought to book within the shortest possible time.
The CP said the lifeless and decomposing body of the deceased, identified as a 2023 Enugu State Governorship Election Aspirant under the APGA, was found in a bush at 9th Mile Bypass in Udi Local Government Area, on April 25, at about 11:00 a.m.
“His lifeless body was found with marks of violence, which strongly suggests that he was murdered.
“The corpse was evacuated to the hospital, where it was confirmed dead and deposited in the mortuary for preservation and medical autopsy by Police operatives serving in the 9th Mile Police Division of the Command,” he said.
Ndukwe said that preliminary investigation indicated that the deceased was reported to have been missing since April 22 at about 4 p.m., when he left his Enugu city home in a white-coloured Toyota Highlander Jeep, with registration number, ENU 800 NX, to an undisclosed destination.