The body of the young man found in an open drainage in Okwu-Uratta on Wednesday morning has been confirmed to be that of police sergeant Loveday Obilonu. Read previous report here.
In the latest update, Val Okara, a cousin of the deceased, said Obilonu, before his death was attached to the Department of Operations of the state police command headquarters, in Owerri.
While speaking in an interview with Daily Sun, Okara said that Obilonu’s corpse was found inside the gutter when an ambulance they brought to evacuate his corpse to the morgue arrived. He also said that the death of his cousin was suspicious, and urged the police to investigate the matter to bring the culprits to book.
Okara said: “I suspect that my younger cousin was assassinated because no less than five bullets were released on his head. He was shot dead inside the gutter, raising suspicion that it might be an assassination. The police should do a thorough investigation.
“He was my very beloved cousin. He was married with four children and I am pained about his death because he left a very young family. I do not know what his wife and children will do now. This is, indeed, very regrettable.”
When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Bala Elkana, said he has not been briefed on the incident.
