On Thursday, Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Danladi Isa, confirmed the death of Mr. Victor Udensi and two others in Umuahia, adding that the offenders would be apprehended shortly.
The CP, who revealed this while parading some suspects at Umuahia police headquarters, explained that Udensi had stopped at the Isi Court area of Olokoro in Umuahia South on Wednesday when three armed men operating in Keke approached him at around 8 p.m. and attempted to bundle him inside his car boot.
However, he claimed Udensi resisted, and as he fled, the intruders fired shots at his back, leaving him in a pool of blood.
The perpetrators attempted unsuccessfully to start his car and drive away before approaching another unsuspecting driver with a Toyota Camry.
“As they attempted to forcefully collect his car key, the driver resisted the armed men. They however did not take this lightly as they shot at him, killing him instantly,” he disclosed.
Our source learned that while fleeing towards Ubakala, the gunmen ran into a Keke (tricycle) that they believed was impeding their escape and shot the driver dead.
According to an eyewitness, passersby hurried the banker to the hospital, but he did not survive and was pronounced dead soon after treatment began.
The CP stated that the police had initiated a manhunt for the offenders.
