The yet-to-be identified gunmen also set ablaze his country home in Owutu Edda community in the attack that took place at about 2 am on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Ebonyi State Police Command, Chris Anyanwu confirmed in a statement on Sunday, saying investigation into the incident has commenced.
“At about 0230hrs of 01/01/2023, the house of the Afikpo-South Ebubeagu Commander, Oyeku Kalu Chima, located at Owutu Edda, was attacked and set ablaze while his wife Urenwa Kalu Chima was shot dead,” the statement read.
“The Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Aliyu Garba psc (+) has directed that immediate investigation be activated by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation/Intelligence Department (SCIID) to unravel those behind the crimes.
“Further to that, detectives of the SCIID and operatives of the command’s tactical teams have taken over proceedings in the area as the CP orders that the perpetrators must be fished out and brought to book pronto.”
