Halisu Sahabi, who is an Assistant Superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who was killed on Friday by a suspected internet fraudster in a raid in Awka, Anambra State, has been buried in Sokoto State by his family.
According to the Anambra State Police Command on Saturday the suspect who’s also a medical doctor was arrested. He is identified as Chukwuka Josiah Ikechukwu Nnamdi who hails from Ifite, Awka, Anambra State.
According to SaharaReporters, on Saturday Dr Ikechukwu Nnamdi was arrested while he was hiding in the ceiling of his neighbour’s room immediately after killing Halisu Sahabi.
Halisu Sahabi was rushed to a hospital, they arrived at the General Hospital in Awka but there were no doctors. Before they drove to a hospital named Amaco where the doctor on duty confirmed the EFCC operative dead.
Halisu was confirmed dead after the shooting by the suspected fraudster and was flown to Sokoto State for burial.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede, visited Awka, the Anambra State capital, to arrange for the transportation of the EFCC operative to Sokoto State for burial according to Islamic rites.
“He was buried in Sokoto this afternoon according to Muslim rites. Salisu was billed to get married after the next fasting season but he died tragically in the line of duty after his team was dispatched to confront alleged internet fraudsters in Awka, without a bulletproof vest,” a family source explained.
Speaking with SaharaReporters on Saturday, a top police source had earlier revealed, “The police and EFCC operatives arrested the gunman in the ceiling of his neighbor’s room.
“After shooting and killing the EFCC operative he threw out the gun, a short pump action gun owned and licensed by his father into the bush.
“He hid at first in his ceiling and then crawled to his neighbor’s ceiling from where the police arrested and detained him.”
“His father went to the police station to state and support his position that he killed in self-defense.
“All the EFCC operatives dispatched for the night operation had no bulletproof vest. They just wore their branded EFCC jackets.”
“His killer, Chukwuka Josiah ikechukwu Nnamdi from Ifite, Awka, is currently detained at the SCID and he is likely to face murder charges even though he claimed he shot and killed the EFCC operative in self-defense.”
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