The Police in Rivers have begun a manhunt for the killers of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Rumuolumeni Police Station in the state, SP Kingsley Chukwuegu.
This was made known on Monday in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Nnamdi Omoni.
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He said the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr. Zaki Ahmed, had promised to arrest the killers, just as he led a led a delegation to commiserate with the family of the deceased police officer.
The statement reads in part: “With a deep sense of loss, the Police Command in Rivers announces the sudden death of SP Kingsley Chukwuegu who died in the early hours of Monday.
“Until his death he was the DPO, Rumuolumeni Police Station. The Commissioner of Police has this morning led a delegation of Senior Police Officers to commiserate with his wife and other members of his family.
“The commissioner has launched a serious man-hunt for the perpetrators of the dastardly act and promised to fish them out soonest.”
