Suspected armed robbers have killed Christopher Igwe, younger brother of Ebonyi Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Uchenna Igwe.
The incident occurred along Ishieke axis of Ebonyi Local Government Area in the state.
SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the Command, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Abakaliki said the incident occurred at about 10 pm, Monday night.
“Yes, the incident occurred on Monday night at about 10 pm along Ishieke area.
“The armed robbers after their operations at a cooking gas selling store began to shoot and unfortunately, the brother to the commissioner was shot dead”, he said
Ukandu said that the men of the command has launched investigation into the matter for possible arrest.
He, therefore urged residents to provide available information at ensuring that the preparators were brought to book. (THE SUN)
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