IGP orders manhunt for
suspected killers of Enugu clergy, directs rescue of kidnapped RCCG
pastorsPublished on August 3, 2019 By George Opara
The Inspector General of Police,
IGP, Mohammed Adamu, Friday, ordered massive manhunt for the killers of Rev.
Father Paul Offu, a Catholic Priest in charge of St. James the Greater Parish
Catholic Church Ugbawka in Enugu state.
Also a 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 deployed teams were directed
to complement the Command in their investigations into the unfortunate
incident.
FPRO, Frank Mba said this in a
statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.
Further, Mba added that 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.
Similarly, intensified operations
have commenced for the rescue of RCCG Pastors who were abducted along J3 Area
of Ogbere on their way to Lagos from the Eastern part of the Country.
Mba also affirmed that the
Tactical and Operational assets of the Force have been deployed with the
Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command taking the lead-role in the search
and rescue operations.
However, the IGP who condemned
the killing of the Catholic priest and the abduction of the clergymen, also
called for calm and assured that the perpetrators would not go unpunished.
He, therefore, enjoined the
public to avail the Police with credible information that will assist in
apprehending the criminals.
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