ENUGU—Tragedy struck in Enugu Saturday night when the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, was shot dead by unknown gunmen.

His police orderly, Aloha Olaniyi and Driver, Oliver Omeh, who were with him at the time of the incident sustained serious bullet wounds and are said to be lying critically at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu.

The incident occurred at Amorji Nike, near the densely populated Abakpa Nike area in Enugu East local government area within the state capital at about 10 pm.

The Police Commissioner, who reportedly visited his home in Enugu at the weekend, was driving into his private residence when the assailants who may have laid an ambush around his residence attacked him and his aides about 100 metres away from his house.
CP Asadu, according to sources, had a visitor whom he escorted along with his driver and a police orderly posted to guard his residence from Abakpa Police Division, leaving behind the official escort team that came with him from Kwara State Police Command.

They were returning to the house after dropping the visitor when they suddenly noticed a bus trailing them behind as they branched into his street only for the gunmen to start firing at the vehicle from the rear.

The gunmen were said to have shot sporadically killing the CP and wounding the two policemen but before they escaped, they reportedly took away the rifle of the orderly whose body was riddled with bullets.

The orderly was shot on the chest, stomach, hands and leg while the driver was shot on his legs.
“The CP was driving into his personal residence in Amorji Nike after dropping a visitor that night. He was with a police orderly and his driver at the time of the incident. Just about 100 metres to his house they noticed that a bus was trailing them behind and before they could know what was happening the gunmen opened fire and killed the CP instantly. His orderly and driver were also shot and they were seriously wounded.

“The gunmen ran away in their bus before the CP’s escort team that was inside his compound noticed what was happening. When the escort team and sympathizers rushed to the scene, they met CP Asadu and his orderlies in a pool of blood. They were rushed to the National Orthopaedic Hospital where doctors confirmed the CP dead. The other two policemen are now on admission at the hospital,” said the source.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu confirmed the incident when Vanguard contacted him yesterday, describing the attack as very unfortunate. He said that the CP was on a private visit to his home in Enugu when the incident occurred.

According to him, the police would do everything possible to fish out the assailants as investigations into the bizarre incident have already commenced.

The new Police Commissioner in Enugu State, Mr. Tonye Ebitibituwa, was said to have directed his men to conduct serious manhunt for the gunmen within and outside the state capital in order to track them down without delay.

Meanwhile, doctors at the National Orthopeadic Hospital, Enugu are battling to save the two wounded police officers. The orderly who was seriously battered by bullets, according to doctors, was said to be in a stable condition after the surgeries conducted on him throughout Saturday night. The driver was also said to be in a stable condition.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/kwara-police-commissioner-shot-dead-in-enugu/

What!!!!!!
Now, the bushmeat is hunting the Hunter, so, no one is immune to attack and assasination in this country
This is a big shame to Nigeria Police Force....May the soul of the departed CP rest in Peace

Land of the rising sun...

May the soul of the departed find mercy with his maker and may the critically injured aides recover speedily...amen.

......Even a commissioner of police is not safe from dare devil assasins. So what are ordinary citizens expected to do then? Lord! our lives are in your hands o!

Sad! Sad!! And sad!!!. Inside enemies at work. Planned and connected from kwara state

Hmmn! May the departed souls RIP!

High-level, well plannd, very well executd Assasination...*smh*

I don't pity the Nigerian police. Nobody will wake up one morning lay an anbush just to see you dead for nothing. What they are good at is extorting innocent Nigerians. Their neglect has caught up with the commissioner.

Very critical error on his part, the other side of the Niger is not a safe place to hang out. RIP.

Investigation should start from his family then to his constituency the police.

No where is safe in Nigeria, am seriously contemplating moving to UAE as I can handle my business from anywhere in the world.

......Lo ba tan

At least they waited for him In their own backyard before offing him. Normally, they'd have murked him on away soil then blamed other tribes, I guess his killers ain't have time to waste to start making any politically correct killings. All is well, at least his own brothers clearly carried out this act. Ehn, oya make police start investigation now, abi is that not part of their job any more? In saner climes, the way wey Federal Govt go take swoop enter that area, you sef go fear. No need for tanks or guns o, the kin investigation wey for start to dey happen... Ehn, but it's Naija now, Fresh Air, no ballistics or forensic investigators, just pray to God that the killers will confess or that karma will cath up to them. Lmaooooooo

Who wants to bet you won't hear any condemnation from the Retardeen on this dastardly act?

ILLUMATI RULES! THE POLICEMAN WAS PROBABLY A TRANSEXUAL. PITY! BIG BOOTY.

Too bad

The fear of boko haram is the begining of terrorism in nigeria,not boko alone we now have political haram,interest haram,business partner haram,cult haram,southern haram,northern haram and everything haram haram.May GOD be with us and our nation let's stand up and pray collectively as your neighbour could also be your life haram.

When the bush meat catch the hunter...
When the bush meat catch the hunter...
When the bush meat catch the hunter...
Catch the hunter...
Catch the hunter...
Catch the hunter

#JustSingingAloudAnyway#

Maybe he had already done an evil somewhere to someone. And the person thought it was time to revenge.
All the same, may his soul rest in peace. Only if the R.I.P is deserved anyway.

But why? Why did he leave the trusted police escort team fron kwara? This sure looks like a planned work. I don't need to be trained to sniff it. Heartbroken for my beloved country!

HAH: Investigation should start from his family then to his constituency the police.

No where is safe in Nigeria, am seriously contemplating moving to UAE as I can handle my business from anywhere in the world.

Who cares? If U like, move to panya, na U sabi.

All the way from Kwara? The high level of insecurity is becoming quite worrisome. Had my heart in my mouth last night as I was journeying from Ohafia to Benin cos d two cars we traveled in had Police number plates & I know how much these good boys luv NP.
I prayed & prayed till we arrived safely by 10:00pm. So many thots were just passng thru my mind. Wat if we run in2 these dare devil men of d underworld & dey open fire on d convoy, haven sighted d number plates? It wasn't 4ny at all o!

So these pple have brought their assasination habits all the way from the sun setting clans of Kwara down East.

RIP to him.

This is why political heads always have massive escort in Africa. Someone is always planning to take your position or jealousy. May his soul rest in peace.

SimonAndal: My condolences to his family. May Allah give them the strength to bear this loss, Amin.

Thank God atleast not Illuminati and Obama Microchip. I think you are getting your senses back. Bit by bit. I thank God for you.

kingoflag: At least they waited for him In their own backyard before offing him. Normally, they'd have murked him on away soil then blamed other tribes, I guess his killers ain't have time to waste to start making any politically correct killings. All is well, at least his own brothers clearly carried out this act. Ehn, oya make police start investigation now, abi is that not part of their job any more? In saner climes, the way wey Federal Govt go take swoop enter that area, you sef go fear. No need for tanks or guns o, the kin investigation wey for start to dey happen... Ehn, but it's Naija now, Fresh Air, no ballistics or forensic investigators, just pray to God that the killers will confess or that karma will cath up to them. Lmaooooooo

Who wants to bet you won't hear any condemnation from the Retardeen on this dastardly act?

Trust kingoflag to introduce an ethnic dimension to this heinous crime. The tribal warlord at his best act. Not surprised.

Pray tell me who killed Bola Ige, Funsho Williams and countless others who have been mowed down in the south west.

They should just check all the high profile cases he is handling to find the trigger finger behind the smoking gun. Country full of lawless people that want the best. Tommorrow they will say law enforcement is non existent.

SimonAndal: My condolences to his family. May Allah give them the strength to bear this loss, Amin.

I'd always thot u were an imbe...never knew u could ever write legibly & sensibly too!
Btw, does Islam allow for gay rights? Cos if u're one, I wonder how & y u became gay.

Oh my gosh i cnt bliv dis,the man ws my my frnd ex-gal's dad

What is Enugu becoming of late? smh!