The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Stephen Aniago, chairman of the Ogbete Main Market Traders Association. Aniago was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Saturday night at Topland, along Amechi Road.
According to the Command spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, police operatives are trailing the armed assailants who committed the crime. Preliminary investigations reveal that the hoodlums operated in a Toyota Corolla car, shot Aniago, and made off with his blue-colored Toyota Corolla car.
Aniago was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead by doctors. His corpse has been deposited in the mortuary for further investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered tactical squads to deploy all necessary resources to hunt down the assailants. He has also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID to conduct a discreet investigation into the incident.
The police assure the public that they will leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible.
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