The Imo State police command has reacted to the killing of the magistrate in charge of Ejemekwuru customary court in the Oguta Local Area of Imo State, Nnaemeka Ugboma.
Ugboma, was on Thursday shot dead while presiding a court session.
Reacting, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, said that investigation had commenced into the murder incident.
Okoye wrote “On 02/02/2023, at about 1245hrs, about five armed gunmen stormed Ejemekuru Customary Court in Oguta LGA of Imo State, shot the customary court president, Nnemeka Ugboma ‘m’ from Oguta LGA and dumped his corpse at the back of the Court Building, corpse have been recovered and deposited at the mortuary.
“Investigation is ongoing, tactical teams have been deployed to the area to track down the assilants, apprehend them and brought to face the full wrath of the Law. Further development will be communicated to members of the public.”
