The Imo State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested 64-year-old Barrister Donald Mbamah, over alleged shooting to death a 16-year-old student of Urban Development Secondary School, Owerri, Paul Victor.

The Imo Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Owerri.

It should be recalled that the incident which was said to have happened last Monday, an eyewitness said that the diseased had jumped over the fence Into the suspect compound to retrieve a football when he was shot at the buttocks. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

However, the Police said it?s still investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.

According to the command, ?The Imo State Police Command has arrested Barrister Donald Mbamah, a 64-year-old man, in connection with the shooting of a 16-year-old student, Paul Victor, on March 17, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 12:34 PM at Mbamah?s residence located at Area N, World Bank, New-Owerri. The victim, a student of Urban Development Secondary School, was allegedly shot in the buttocks under circumstances that are still under investigation.

?Police operatives from the New Owerri Division, led by the DPO, swiftly responded to a distress call from a concerned neighbor who heard the gunshot. They arrived at the scene, apprehended the suspect, and rushed the victim, Paul Victor, to General Hospital, Umuguma for treatment. Despite efforts to save him, the victim was confirmed dead on March 20, 2025.?

The police added that; ?Following the incident, Barrister Donald Mbamah was transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for questioning. A thorough investigation is ongoing, and the police are working to recover the alleged firearm used in the shooting. Photographs were also taken at the crime scene as part of the investigation.

?The Imo State Police Command expresses its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and assures the public that justice will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law. The suspect will be arraigned in court once investigations are completed and sufficient evidence is gathered.?

?The Command also call on the public to refrain from taking laws into their hands and allow the police and relevant authorities to handle the matter through legal means,? he said. (Vanguard)

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