A Malaysian-based Nigerian, identified as Friday Nduka , has been reportedly shot dead by a police Inspector, Mike Edem , in Owerri, Imo State. The incident is said to have happened at the premises of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation , NNPC Mega Station located at the Control Post junction in Owerri .
According to Punch Metro, the victim who returned from Malaysia for his wedding in Owerri on December 27, 2016, was reportedly killed by police Inspector Mike Edem in the presence of his fiancée and younger brother. Trouble started when the victim who hails from the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, got into in a heated argument with one of the pump attendants over his missing iPhone 7. The argument eventually turned physical as Nduka went ahead to inflict injuries on the attendant.
An eyewitness disclosed that the manager of the station, Mrs. Ruth Enemmuo, who is now in police detention, intervened but as soon as Nduka entered his car, the suspect who was on duty at the time, opened fire on him and killed him.
“The manager later went to the police station to report the killing, but was detained immediately,” the witness said.
According to the manager of the station who is currently cooling off in a police cell, Inspector Mike Edem is currently on the run alongside the person that had an altercation with the deceased.
Andrew Enwerem, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, confirmed the incident adding that the Inspector-General of Police had mandated the Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, to apprehend the fleeing inspector.
He also described the inspector as unruly, adding that the deceased has been deposited at a morgue.
