The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested one Emmanuel Ogbu, who allegedly shot his kinsman, Chukwuma Nwankwo to death.
The incident was said to have occurred in Imeama-Ugbawka community, Nkanu East Local Government Area, on October 14, 2018, at about 11 a. m.
The spokesman of the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the police also recovered a single barrel gun and one expended cartridge, which the suspect allegedly used to commit the crime.
According to the statement, the suspect is helping police operatives in their investigation into the circumstances that led to the incident.
Amaraizu said: “It was gathered that quarrel ensued between the two of them over a yet to be established issue.
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“Following the quarrel, a fight broke out between two of them and at a point, the deceased reportedly had a chance and escaped from the grip of the suspect and ran to his house.
“But the suspect later laid hand on a gun and allegedly pursued him to his parlour from where he allegedly shot the victim at the back with the single barrel gun; the victim was later confirmed dead.”
The statement disclosed that the corpse of the deceased has been deposited at General Hospital Agbani, in Nkanu West Local Government Area for autopsy.
