Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has visited Umuokpo village in Obingwa local council to commiserate with the family of the late Onyedikachi Nwogu, who was allegedly shot dead at close range by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Nwogu was reportedly killed in front of his compound last Tuesday, September 8, during a heated argument that ensued between him and the NSCDC official.
The governor arrived the village along the Aba Ikot Ekpene Highway, where he met the deceased’s wife, aged mother and children.
Ikpeazu met a mammoth crowd as well as other relatives of the deceased who wailed uncontrollably on sighting the governor in the compound.
Governor Ikpeazu who was met on arrival by the Transition Committee Chairman of Obingwa LGA, Hon. Nnaji Kingsley expressed his condolences to the family and assured that the killer officer will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
Members of the community who spoke at the venue alleged that the Civil Defence Officer, Inspector Robinson Otobong Abel attached to the Akwa Ibom State Command, was escorting an expatriate and insisted on driving through the compound of the deceased on account of the bad state of the federal road.
The deceased according to them, resisted the attempt to drive through his compound, whereupon the officer allegedly shot him at close range, killing him instantly.
He asked the Obingwa LGA Chairman to bring the widow of the deceased, the mother and his brother to see him tomorrow for further discussions.
Meanwhile, the Akwa Ibom command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has commenced investigation into the shooting to death of an Abia indigene by its officer, Insp. Robinson Otobong.
The state Commandant of the corps, Mr. Samuel Fadeyi, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the incident at the headquarters of the Abia command of NSCDC in Umuahia.