The Enugu Police Command has dismissed Inspector Ozonwanji Joseph, who was implicated in the murder of Ogene cultural musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, popularly known as Igbo Jah.
Inspector Ozonwanji was also arraigned in the Enugu Chief Magistrate Court, which remanded him in the Enugu correctional facility, after the conclusion of hisorderly room trial
According to Enugu police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, the inspector’s maximum penalty of dismissal followed by court prosecution, was in line with the Police Act and Regulations 2020.
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13 (covering Anambra and Enugu States’ Commands), approved the orderly trial recommendations to dismiss and prosecute the inspector in court.
“Hence, he has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and was today, October 28, 2024, arraigned at the Enugu…