A Female Police Officer shot dead by a Policeman in Rivers State

Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah while trying to enforce the movement restriction put in place by the state government to curb the spread of Corona virus in the city shot a female officer by name Lovender Elekwachi, who was serving at Eneka Division, Rivers state.

According to the communique, Osaiah who was attached to the Rivers State Task Force on Decongestion, is undergoing ‘orderly room trial’. Two other members of the Task Force have also been arrested and are being questioned. Also the Hilux vehicle belonging to the Task Force has been impounded and the corpse of the female sergeant has been deposited in the mortuary.

Confirming the report, Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Omoni Nmadi, said, “Yes, it’s confirmed. The police sergeant and two others have been arrested” and the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph G. Mukan, has ordered further investigations into the matter with a view to unraveling the circumstances that led to her death.

He appealed for calm, pending the outcome of the investigation, promising that the interest of justice must be served in the circumstance.