Police inspector sacked for killing five people

Enugu State Police Command announced on Friday 26 November 2021 dismissal of an inspector, Edem Ebong, who shot dead five people in the state five months ago.

This was in a command statement titled “Re: Golf Estate Enugu shooting incident; AIG Zone 13 approves the dismissal and prosecution of the police inspector.

The statement, signed by the command’s public relations officer Daniel Ndukwe, revealed that the deputy police inspector general in charge of zone 13, Muri Musa, approved Ebong’s dismissal.

On June 20, 2021, it was reported that Ebong, attached to the base of Special Protection Unit 9, Umuahia, Abia State, had started shooting residents of a lotto office, killing five and wounding four.

Five months after the incident, the Enugu command announced the dismissal of the inspector and prosecution.

The statement read in part: “The Enugu State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Area 13, Ukpo-Dunukofia, Anambra State, Muri Umar Musa, approved the recommended sanction of dismissal. of the Nigerian police and prosecution of Inspector Edem Ebong, until then attached to the Special Protection Unit of 9 Umuahia base, for the crime of murder.

“The approval follows the conclusion by the command of the disciplinary trial and the full investigation launched into the case of the alleged shootings and murders of five people, as well as the injuries of four others without justifiable reason, by the police inspector, at Golf Estate Enugu. , on 06/20/2021.

“To this end, the Police Commissioner, Abubakar Lawal, while appreciating the general public, especially the residents of the state, for the level of patience and understanding they have shown throughout the disciplinary trial and investigating the case, reiterated its commitment to always deal decisively with command police officers convicted of disciplinary offenses against the codes of conduct, rules of engagement and standard operating procedures of the Nigerian police, in particular with regard to respect for the basic human rights of citizens.