The social media was awash yesterday, with pictures, videos and stories about the gruesome murder of a female police officer by a trigger happy policemen attached to the Rivers State COVID-19 enforcement team.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, confirming the sad incident said, Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah attached to the Operations Department, had killed W/Sgt Lovender Elekwachi, who was serving at the Division and posted to the Eneka Roundabout for traffic duties.
A statement released to media houses on April 23, reads in part; “the Command regrets to announce the death of W/Sgt Lovender Elekwachi who until her untimely death was serving at Eneka Division and was posted to the Eneka roundabout on traffic duties.
“The late Woman Sergeant was shot while controlling traffic by Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah attached to the Operations Department of the Command.
Meanwhile, the Sergeant who is said to be attached the Rivers State Task Force on Decongestion, has been arrested, disarmed and undergoing Orderly Room Trial. Two other members of the Task Force have also been arrested and are being questioned. The Hilux vehicle belonging to the TaskForce has been impounded and the corpse of the Woman Sergeant deposited in the mortuary.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph G. Mukan, psc (+) has ordered investigation into the matter with a view to unraveling the circumstances that led to her death and has appealed for calm, pending the outcome of the investigation, promising that the interest of justice must be served in the circumstance.”
