Chidi Samuel|
Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), on Friday dispatched detectives from the Force Headquarters in Abuja to hunt down the killers of Paul Offu, a Catholic priest killed in Enugu on Thursday by suspected herdsmen.
The IGP has equally ordered intensive operations to free five Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastors kidnapped on Friday on their way to their annual church convention in Mowe, Ogun state.
In a statement, the force public relations officer, Frank Mba, said the IGP had ordered massive manhunt for the killers of the Rev father Offu.
Mba said, “Crack detectives from the IGP-Intelligence Response Unit (IRT), the Forensic and Homicide sections of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) have been deployed to Enugu State.
“The deployment is to complement the Enugu Command of the Force in their investigations into the unfortunate incident.
”In addition, the AIG in charge of Zone 9 Headquarters has been directed to mobilize more units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel to black spots in Enugu State.”
Rev Father Offu was shot dead on Thursday, August 1 by unknown gunmen along the Agwu sector of the Enugu-Port Harcourt express way.
Untill his death, he was the priest in charge of St. James the Greater Parish Catholic Church, Ugbawka, Enugu state.
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