The family of a slain truck driver in Abia State, Chinedu Ukwu, has appealed for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in their quest for justice.
The shooting, death
Mr Ukwu, a father of four, died on 14 August after being hit by a stray bullet during a reported shootout between two police teams in Aba, Abia State.
He hailed from Ikpeze- Uno, Arondizuogu, a community in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, but resided in Aba.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the shootout occurred between police patrol teams from Police Area Command in Aba, and another police team from Umuahia, the state capital.
Residents claimed the operatives appeared to have mistaken themselves for members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the area.
In a statement on 15 August, the police spokesperson in the state, Maureen Chinaka, said police authorities had begun investigations into the incident.
Ms Chinaka, an assistant superintendent of police, said there was “no credible…