April 27, (THEWILL) – The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the Homicide Section of the State CID and Tactical Squads of the Command, to unravel the circumstances of the murder of Dons Udeh, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the March 18 election in the State.
The Lifeless and decomposing body of Udeh was found in a bush on Tuesday morning, at 9th Mile Bypass, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu.
In a statement issued on Thursday, by the Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the commissioner directed that the perpetrators of the heinous crime be fished out and brought to book within the shortest possible time.
“His lifeless body was found with marks of violence, which strongly suggests that he was murdered.
“The corpse was evacuated to the hospital, where it was confirmed dead and deposited in the mortuary for preservation and medical autopsy by Police operatives serving in the 9th Mile Police Division of the Command”, the statement read.
Ndukwe said a preliminary investigation indicated that the deceased was reported to have been missing since April 22, at about 4 pm, when he left his Enugu city home in a white-coloured Toyota Highlander Jeep, with registration number: ENU 800 NX, to an undisclosed destination.
“All efforts made to trace his whereabouts proved abortive until his remains were found on the date and location, while the vehicle was later found abandoned and recovered on April 26, at about 10:00 am, at Ngwo, on Old Enugu Road”, he added.
