Police Recover Corpse of Man Shot by Bunmen in Onitsha

By Praise Chinecherem

Police in Anambra State have recovered lifeless body of a yet-to-be identified young man along the Onitsha/Owerri Express Road.

Command spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement on Tuesday said the victim was reportedly shot in the stomach by suspected armed men who abandoned his lifeless body and fled the scene.

He called on members of the public for possible identification of the victim and other information that would facilitate the ongoing investigative proceedings.

He said, “In the early hours of 23rd January 2025, Police Operatives attached to Ozubulu Divisional Headquarters responded to a distress call along the Onitsha/Owerri Express Road and recovered the body of a yet to be identified young man.

“The Command hereby seeks assistance from members of the public for possible identification of the victim and other information that will facilitate the ongoing investigative proceedings.

“A spot observation by the Police responding team and report from eyewitnesses at the scene reveals that the victim was shot in the stomach by suspected armed men who abandoned his lifeless body and fled the scene.

“Meanwhile, the body has been deposited at the morgue and further developments shall be communicated, please.”