ICYMI: Soldiers kill businessman in car at Owerri checkpoint, lie against victim

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Published 4 May 2021
Five days after allegedly killing a 100-level student of the Imo State University, Divine Nwaneri, in front of the state Government House, soldiers have allegedly shot and killed a businessman, Noel Chigbu.
The victim’s elder brother and spokesman for the family, Tobechi Chigbu, told
PUNCH Metro on Monday that the military men at the Amakohia flyover in Owerri killed Noel around 10pm on Friday.
The distraught Tobechi said Noel was killed after dropping off his friend and was driving home.
He told our correspondent that the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations in the state was the one, who told the family that the soldiers said that they shot him because he violated their checkpoint rule.

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