The episode which occurred around 8 pm adjacent to the Chisco Transport organization office extremely near the Owerri Region police order office which additionally houses the Owerri Metropolitan Police Divisional base camp at Egbu Street Owerri, the state capital, tossed the inhabitants and entrepreneurs into disarray.
While the inhabitants quickly ran inside and locked all passages prompting their lofts, finance managers locked their shops and ran home.
An observer who would rather not notice said that the escaping outfitted burglars who worked in a vehicle were attempting to seize the couple who maintain a Retail location business and their sack containing the unidentified measure of cash.
The upset observer said that when the three-man posse couldn’t prevail with regards to grabbing the sack of cash, they shot the resigned ASP a short proximity at his brow, near his eyes.
His significant other was likewise taken shots at her left-hand side, hidden from everyone else at a shut reach.
While the spouse passed on the spot, his better half was hurried to the Government Clinical Center, Owerri, by police officers where she was articulated dead.
He said, “Three furnished men just killed a spouse and his better half. This occurrence happened near the Chisco Transport organization office which is exceptionally near Owerri Police Region order central command and Owerri Metropolitan Police Divisional base camp, at the fire Administration on Egbu Street Owerri.
“The equipped looters were conveying siphon activity riffles and were attempting to convey a sack containing cash. The couple maintain a POS business and furthermore sell portions of bread. At the point when they couldn’t prevail with regards to conveying the sack of cash, they shot the couple on shut ranges.
“They shot the man on a shut reach at his brow, shut to his eyes. They shot his significant other on a short proximity as well, at her left-hand side, exceptionally hidden from plain view. While the man kicked the bucket right away, his better half who was draining bountifully was articulated dead at FMC-Owerri.
“The man’s name is Sampson Owobo. He hailed from Edo State. He is a resigned cop. He resigned with the position of ASP. He resigned around a long time back or somewhere in the vicinity.
“The equipped looters escaped and haven’t been gotten. This is so terrible. This wrongdoing happened exceptionally near the Owerri fire administration police region order central command and the Owerri Metropolitan Police Divisional base camp.”
At the point when reached, the representative for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, affirmed the homicide of the couple andLagos monarch declares curfew for festival, police on alert uncovered that the police in the state were on the path of the escaping suspects.
“The homicide of the couple is profoundly condemnable. The CP grimaces at the killing of the couple and he has promptly requested an examination concerning their killings with the command to capture the escaping lawbreakers.” Okoye said.
