Policeman kills father of 2 while trying to seize his motorcycle

A policeman attached to Eziama Police Division
shot and killed a father of two (Ikeokwu
Onyemachi), while attempting to seize his
motorcycle at Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State,
yesterday.
Onyemachi, a Port Harcourt-based businessman,
and his friend, Okike, from Abala community in
Obingwa council were on their way home after
depositing the body of one Pa Okike at Group
Medical Practice, GMP, mortuary near Azuka
Police Division when a policeman and his
colleagues, who were in a grey Peugeot 504, tried
to confiscate their motorcycle.
The deceased and his friend tried to explain to
the Police team that they just deposited the
corpse of Okike’s father at the mortuary but the
policemen didnt listen to their explanation. One of
the policemen whose name is unknown, pulled his
gun and shot Onyemachi in the head.
The Police team were said to have fled soon
after.
The late Onyemachi, it was gathered, was
pronounced dead by medical personnel at the
Abia State Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH.
When contacted, Abia state Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP Ezekiel Onyeke, who
confirmed the incident, told Vanguard that the
State Commissioner of Police, Habila Joshak, had
directed the arrest of the killer policeman.