SaharaReporters reporters gathered that incident occurred on Sunday at Umuahia, the state capital.
A police Inspector, Ugwor Samuel, attached to a member of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, has reportedly been shot dead.
SaharaReporters reporters gathered that incident occurred on Sunday at Umuahia, the state capital.
Sources told SaharaReporters that the deceased Inspector was shot dead by his fellow policeman, Inspector Atule Benedict, who is attached to the same lawmaker, Onwusibe.
An aide to the lawmaker who witnessed the incident told SaharaReporters that trouble started when the deceased had a misunderstanding with his colleague over a comment on the attitude of Inspector Atule.
"Atule reacted angrily and there was an altercation which led Inspector Atule to take his gun and shoot the deceased Inspector," the aide said.
The aide who spoke on condition of anonymity said efforts to disarm Atule by other policemen in their team failed, and that he threatened to kill “more policemen if they come close to him".
Meanwhile, the suspect later escaped with his AK-47 rifle before reportedly handing himself over to the state police command in Umuahia, where he was immediately detained.
A security source who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters said the inspector was being detained at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID).
According to the source, the state police commissioner has directed a thorough investigation into the incident to unravel the circumstances that led to the killing.
The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre in Umahia, SaharaReporters was told.
When SaharaReporters contacted the spokesman for the police command, DSP Geoffrey Ogbonna, over the incident, he did not confirm or deny the incident.
“Let me get details and I will get back to you," he said.