A town Union Vice Chairman in Oruku community in Enugu State, Samuel Ani has been shot dead by hoodlums in his residence in the state.
This was announced in a statement Enugu State Police Command issued and signed by its spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe.
He appealed to residents of the community to maintain calm as police make effort to uncover and arrest the perpetrators.
“The Command received an incident report that on 24/2/2021 at about 0730hrs hoodlums, suspected to be among the warring factions of Oruku community shot and murdered one Samuel Ani (m) at his residence in the community.
“However, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed N. Aliyu, psc, has enjoined law-abiding residents of the community to remain calm, while the Police intensify efforts to fish out and bring the perpetrators to book, please,” the statement read in part.