An official of the State Security Service (SSS) has been shot dead in Owerri, Imo State capital.
According to The ICIR, the officer, identified as one Nwachinaemere Ezemuonye Ozuzu, was killed on Onitsha-Owerri Road.
The officer was said to have been deployed for an official duty in Anambra and was killed while returning to his station.
Another account said that he was killed by a bullet fired by one of his colleagues.
One of his cousins, Daniel Opara, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, described it as unfortunate.
We are yet to get the details of what actually happened as it was alleged that he was killed from an accidental discharge from the gun of a Police officer attached to his colleagues with whom he was on a Joint Task Force on an assignment to Anambra State.
“The family is suspecting a foul play as he was said to have been recently promoted.
“He joined the service about four to five years ago and was married with four children.”
The Imo State Police Spokesman Mike Abattam could not be reached as his phone rang out severally but he did not pick.
The incident came after the offices of the agency and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were razed by suspected gunmen in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Sunday.
