Likeevery other Sunday, police inspector, Dr Ikechukwu Obodo, had finished giving his children a hair cut hair and ironed their uniforms which they would wear to school the next day.It was a weekly routine for the 45-year-old father who never missed the Sunday Mass, and the evening of June 5, 2026 was no different.After briefly going out to buy snacks for the week, at about 7:00 pm, Ikechukwu bade his wife, Ngozi, goodbye as he stepped out of their home and left for his duty post.But less than two hours later, the father of three lay dead on the asphalt of Bisalla Road; his body had been dragged nearly half a kilometre by a speeding, unidentified convoy that refused to stop.The most glaring paradox of the late inspector’s life was how his academic achievement contrasted against his low rank. An orphan who struggled from childhood to finance his education and support his siblings, Ikechukwu successfully earned a Doctor of Philosophy.Yet, at the time of his death, he remained a low-tier inspector assigned to the Operations Department, routinely deployed as a security guard at a local hotel—identified by family members as Omedel Luxury Hotel.His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. It was a weekly routine for the 45-year-old father who never missed the Sunday Mass, and the evening of June 5, 2026 was no different.After briefly going out to buy snacks for the week, at about 7:00 pm, Ikechukwu bade his wife, Ngozi, goodbye as he stepped out of their home and left for his duty post.But less than two hours later, the father of three lay dead on the asphalt of Bisalla Road; his body had been dragged nearly half a kilometre by a speeding, unidentified convoy that refused to stop.The most glaring paradox of the late inspector’s life was how his academic achievement contrasted against his low rank. An orphan who struggled from childhood to finance his education and support his siblings, Ikechukwu successfully earned a Doctor of Philosophy.Yet, at the time of his death, he remained a low-tier inspector assigned to the Operations Department, routinely deployed as a security guard at a local hotel—identified by family members as Omedel Luxury Hotel.His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. After briefly going out to buy snacks for the week, at about 7:00 pm, Ikechukwu bade his wife, Ngozi, goodbye as he stepped out of their home and left for his duty post.But less than two hours later, the father of three lay dead on the asphalt of Bisalla Road; his body had been dragged nearly half a kilometre by a speeding, unidentified convoy that refused to stop.The most glaring paradox of the late inspector’s life was how his academic achievement contrasted against his low rank. An orphan who struggled from childhood to finance his education and support his siblings, Ikechukwu successfully earned a Doctor of Philosophy.Yet, at the time of his death, he remained a low-tier inspector assigned to the Operations Department, routinely deployed as a security guard at a local hotel—identified by family members as Omedel Luxury Hotel.His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. But less than two hours later, the father of three lay dead on the asphalt of Bisalla Road; his body had been dragged nearly half a kilometre by a speeding, unidentified convoy that refused to stop.The most glaring paradox of the late inspector’s life was how his academic achievement contrasted against his low rank. An orphan who struggled from childhood to finance his education and support his siblings, Ikechukwu successfully earned a Doctor of Philosophy.Yet, at the time of his death, he remained a low-tier inspector assigned to the Operations Department, routinely deployed as a security guard at a local hotel—identified by family members as Omedel Luxury Hotel.His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. The most glaring paradox of the late inspector’s life was how his academic achievement contrasted against his low rank. An orphan who struggled from childhood to finance his education and support his siblings, Ikechukwu successfully earned a Doctor of Philosophy.Yet, at the time of his death, he remained a low-tier inspector assigned to the Operations Department, routinely deployed as a security guard at a local hotel—identified by family members as Omedel Luxury Hotel.His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. Yet, at the time of his death, he remained a low-tier inspector assigned to the Operations Department, routinely deployed as a security guard at a local hotel—identified by family members as Omedel Luxury Hotel.His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. His widow, Mrs Isiwu-Obodo Ngozi, a radiographer at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, who spoke with the Sunday PUNCH, vividly recalled the immense financial strain they endured to secure their higher degrees.“My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “My brother, it was not easy,” she stated, holding back tears. “You know that school requires money. His salary in the police was nothing, but we were managing. We made a decision to build our future, to gain more knowledge, and get good jobs. He was just promoted to the rank of inspector when he started his PhD.”Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. Despite earning the doctorate, Ikechukwu faced a rigid institutional wall. According to his wife, he made numerous futile attempts to get converted and upgraded based on his new academic qualifications.“The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “The information he gave me was that the Nigerian Police does not recognize higher education or additional qualifications for promotion. They have to run ranks normally, just like every other person who didn’t go to school,” she revealed.Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. Though a police circular issued between late 2025 and early 2026 finally requested all PhD-holding officers to submit their credentials for evaluation, the administrative machinery moved too slowly. Dr Ikechukwu died waiting for the acknowledgment of his academic merit.The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. The horror of Sunday night unfolded around 9:00pm when Mrs Ngozi received a call from her husband’s phone number.Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. Expecting to hear his voice confirming his safe arrival at work, she was instead greeted by a stranger who informed her that the owner of the phone had been involved in a catastrophic accident on Bisalla Road.By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. By the time she and her neighbours rushed out, police officers were already at the scene.In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. In a desperate bid to shield her from the gruesome reality, officers blocked her from seeing the body, falsely insisting they were transporting him to the hospital. In reality, the inspector had died on impact.According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. According to an account provided to Sunday PUNCH by a close family member, who pleaded anonymity, the accident was far from a standard hit-and-run.Related NewsLekki’s ‘area boys’: Sanwo-Olu must act now!UNIOSUN students deserve justice after military invasion — SpokespersonNigeria gets additional $208.3m W’Bank loan for cash transferThe inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. The inspector had just disembarked from a commercial bus at Bisalla Road when a recklessly driven convoy tore through the area at approximately 8:30pm.“The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “The convoy hit him and dragged the body almost half a kilometre. The convoy did not stop, and it was a police convoy that we don’t know the person they were carrying,” the family source alleged.The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. The family has openly accused authorities of a cover-up, pointing directly to the highly publicised, multi-billion-naira security infrastructure in Enugu State.“There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “There is a control room that Governor Peter Mbah built with billions, with AI cameras around the whole city. We want to know the convoy that killed him,” the family source declared.“The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “The delay means that it is either the governor’s convoy that committed the crime or another top government official. This incident happened very close to Government House.”Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. Police reactIn a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. In a swift public reaction aimed at dousing the growing outrage, the Enugu State Police Command vehemently pushed back against the family’s narrative.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, issued a clarifying statement asserting that there was absolutely no evidence implicating law enforcement vehicles.“Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “Losing a police officer or any other person in such circumstances is deeply disheartening and must be thoroughly investigated,” Ndukwe stated. “However, there is no evidence establishing that a police convoy was involved in the fatal hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident at this time.”While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. While the police maintain that the incident remains an anonymous, tragic hit-and-run under active investigation, the defense has done little to soothe the agony of a shattered family.Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. Dr Ikechukwu left behind three young children—one in Nursery 3, one in Nursery 1, and a toddler just over a year old.For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. For Mrs Ngozi, the sudden loss remains an incomprehensible injustice. “He does not deserve this kind of life,” she cried. “Why will somebody knock somebody down and run away without even taking him to the hospital? Why will somebody kill my husband?”A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. A similar incident occurred in April last year when a police constable, Uche Ugwu, from Ezimo-Uno, Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. The deceased was reportedly hit by a vehicle shortly after he arrived at his family’s house, situated along Ezimo Road.An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. An eyewitness said Uche had arrived at his country home and was settling into the commercial motorcyclist that conveyed him home when a Lexus car hit him by the roadside.“The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said. “The motorcyclist that brought the deceased however trailed him, and the driver was later caught. The matter is already with the police,” the eyewitness said.