Inspector General’s Team Visits Ozuah’s Family Today

The family of Ugochukwu Ozuah, who was killed a few days after his wedding, will today play host to a team of policemen sent by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar.

Saturday Sun gathered that the IG’s team arrived Lagos yesterday from Abuja and would visit the Ozuah family today between 8am and 10am.

Sources close to the police revealed that the team’s visit is for the police to commiserate with the family as well as assure them that investigation would commence in earnest on the murder.

The team would also get vital information from members of Ozuah’s family on the murder.

The IG had instituted an investigation panel from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, to take over the investigation of the murder case of Ozuah.

The team takes over from the Lagos State Police Command, which was previously handling the investigation.

It will be recalled that Ozuah was brutally murdered along Gbagada Expressway, in Anthony Village area of Lagos State.

He was shot in the chest while seeing off a friend.

According to his friend, who witnessed the incident, and members of the deceased’s family, Ozuah was shot by a policeman.

Speaking during the week, Mrs. Nkechi Nonyelu, the deceased’s elder sister, said that the police have a case to answer in the murder of Ozuah.

Nonyelu said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Anthony Village Police Station and his men should tell the world what happened to her brother.

She said: “My brother and his friend got to the junction and saw a car being inspected by the police.

“Naturally, they needed not panic and they went on their own to get a cab for the friend.

“And the next thing, one of the policemen accosted them and shot Ugo.

“Now the PPRO is asking why did the friend run away and not take his friend to the hospital

“But it is not his responsibility to do that.

“The DPO himself said he got to the scene of the crime and saw Ugo jerking and struggling for life, but he did not do anything.”