The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said it will investigate the alleged murder of one Ifeoma Abugu , a graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology , Enugu .
The spokesman for the command , DSP Anjuguri Manzah , said the FCT Commissioner of Police , Bala Ciroma , had ordered a discreet investigation and post -mortem on the corpse to unravel the true cause of her death .
The deceased was said to have been sexually assaulted and murdered by the personnel of the Special Anti - Robbery Squad , FCT Command , on September 10 , 2020 .
PUNCH Metro had reported that three policemen stormed the residence of Ifeoma ’ s fiancé, Afam Ugwunwa , at Wumba village in the Lokogoma area of Abuja to arrest him , but instead whisked away Ifeoma , who was the only one they met .
Ifeoma ’ s brother , Alex, said the deceased , who had just concluded her National Youth Service Corps mandatory service , was arrested and killed four days after she had her ‘ introduction ’ with Ugwunwa in Enugu State .
He said , “ I was in Lagos when one of my junior brothers called me that he learnt that SARS arrested our sister and she died in detention .
“ I just came to Abuja today ( Sunday) and I have asked some of my uncles , who have been to the police station , and they said that the policemen alleged that they met my sister unconscious on the bed and they carried her to hospital , where she died . ”
But reacting to the incident on Monday, Manzah said in a statement that the CP had ordered a post - mortem to unravel the true cause of Ifeoma ’ s death .
He stated, “ Consequent upon this , the Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma , has ordered a discreet investigation and post -mortem to unravel the true cause of death.
“ While sympathising with the family and friends of the deceased , the command wants to assure the public that it will be professional and transparent in the investigation . ”
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