The Police in Anambra State are calling on residents of the state to come forward with credible information that will lead to the identification of the lifeless body of a man it recovered dead in Onitsha.
The corpse of the yet-to-be-identified young man was recovered along the Onitsha/Owerri Express Road.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Tuesday, said the victim was reportedly shot in the stomach by suspected armed men who abandoned his lifeless body and fled the scene.
He called on public members for possible victim identification and other information that would facilitate the ongoing investigative proceedings.
He said, “Police Operatives attached to Ozubulu Divisional Headquarters responded to a distress call along the Onitsha/Owerri Express Road and recovered the body of a yet-to-be-identified young man.
“The Command hereby seeks assistance from members of the public for possible identification of the victim and other information that will facilitate the ongoing investigative proceedings.
“A spot observation by the Police responding team and report from eyewitnesses at the scene reveals that the victim was shot in the stomach by suspected armed men who abandoned his lifeless body and fled the scene.
