There is palpable fear among security agencies in Imo State, as operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), identified as Prince Nwachinaemere Ezemuonye Ozuzu, was allegedly shot dead by an unidentified police officer.
The ugly incident, according to the deceased elder brother, Destiny Ozuzu, happened on Monday,Oct.4th 2021, around Mgbidi-Awo/Owerri-Onitsha Express Road, in Imo State.
Destiny said , late Ezemuonye, 38 year-old was shot four times by a trigger happy Police Officer, not unknown gunmen and not once as claimed by the DSS officials.
He revealed that the father of four was shon on his right chest by a police officer on a joint taskforce team, who was trying to fire warning shots in response to the supposed gunmen alleged to be firing gunshots.
Another source who pleaded anonymity, told correspondent, that the deceased and his colleagues were shooting indiscriminately when a stray bullet hit the DSS officer.
News had that findings has showed that the deceased was recently promoted into a higher cader at his place of work.
Our correspondent also gathered that some youths from Irete Autonomous Community in Owerri West, the deceased community were planning to stage a protest to the DSS office tomorrow morning to register their grievances over the sudden death of their own brother.
The Imo State Police Command, Mr. Michael Abattam, when contacted said,” I don’t have such information yet. If a Police Officer had killed somebody , as as Police, should have been informed and such news would have been made known to us by now.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr.Abattam, said, “You can go to the office of the DSS along Allen Sirleaf Johnson Road in Owerri here for further confirmation my brother.”
All efforts made to reach the DSS PRO proved abortive as Correspondent was told that Department of State Security Service does not have spokesperson at the state level.
