January 10, (THEWILL) – Unknown gunmen have killed and set ablaze the body of a 32-year-old Ifeanyi Orogbo from Igweledeoha, Amagu, Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi State.
THEWILL learnt that the deceased, before his death, was a member of Ebubeagu Security Network in the state.
Ebubeagu is a security outfit set up by the Ebonyi State Government to help in the fight against insecurity in the state.
According to the Police, the victim, Ifeanyi Orogbo, 32, was killed on Saturday night in Igweledeoha, Amagu, in Ikwo local government area of the State.
Spokesperson of the Ebonyi Police Command, Loveth Odah, who confirmed the incident said, the DPO of Ikwo Police Division received a phone call from a source at Igweledeoha that one Ebubeagu operative had been killed.
“He was partially burnt by the unknown persons in his beer parlour shop on Agubia Road. The DPO said that he quickly mobilised a team of police operatives to the area, but the culprits had deserted the place when they got there.
“He said the corpse has been taken to the general hospital for preservation and autopsy.”
Odah disclosed that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the crime.
She further noted that the state Commissioner of Police, Garba Aliyu, has expressed dismay over the killing of the Ebubeagu security man and has vowed to bring the perpetrators to book.
