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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command, yesterday apprehended and detained one Onu Simeon following a fatal altercation that led to the death of Ifeanyi Chukwu at Utako Market, Abuja.
A statement by Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said that on February 5, 2025, at about 09:30a.m, the Command received a distress call regarding a fight in Utako Market.
She said the police operatives swiftly responded to the scene, where Ifeanyi Chukwu was found lying unconscious on the ground.
He was immediately rushed to NNPC Hospital, Utako, by police operatives, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead.
Adeh said preliminary investigations revealed that Onu Simeon of Anguwan Biggy, Jabi Daki Biyu, and one Ifeanyi Chukwu of Kuchigoro, Lugbe, had earlier engaged in a dispute over a space to display their goods for sale.
The disagreement, she said…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
