The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has established a special team to monitor the activities of Agunechemba, the new state government security outfit.
The move followed tragic killing of a woman during a traffic gridlock in Nnewi on Tuesday.
The unidentified woman was reportedly shot by one of the operatives is of the outfit.
Those who witnessed the the incident said it occurred at Ibeto Junction, where motorists were stuck in a heavy traffic jam. The Agunechemba operatives reportedly arrived at the scene and attempted to forcefully clear the road for their convoy. In the process, they began shooting indiscriminately, and a stray bullet struck a woman identified as Chiamaka Okeke, who later died at the hospital.
Confirming the ugly incident, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, conf stated that the command had initiated immediate steps to identify the patrol vehicle and the personnel involved in the shooting.
Ikenga said: “We have escalated the matter to the leadership of Agunechemba to help identify the patrol teams that were in Nnewi on that day and the specific operative who discharged the firearm.”