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Horrific! 23-year-old girlfriend shoots fatally police cop during fight

23-year-old girlfriend shoots fatally police cop

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A 23-year-old girlfriend has during a fight pulled the trigger of her policeman- lover’s rifle and shot him dead in Ezinihitte area of Imo State.

The officer, Cosmos Ugwu, was reportedly shot dead on December 26, the Boxing Day at 6:30pm by his girlfriend, who was identified as Amanda Uchechi Ugo, from Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area.

The shooting incident which occurred at Ezinihitte Area Command made officers on the counter to run for dear lives.

A police source said: “When police officers ran into the room later to see what was going on, they found Corporal Ugwu lying in a pool of his blood.

“The girl shot him three times on his chest and his left hand. He was rushed immediately to Evergreen Hospital in Ezinihitte, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.”

Persecondnews gathered that the deceased had a serious fight with his girlfriend in one of the rooms at the police station, and as the altercation ensued, the girlfriend got the deceased’s rifle, pulled the trigger and shot him three times.

“It was like a movie. Nobody actually knows what went wrong between the two, but how the girl was able to use a police rifle successfully is still a surprise to many. Maybe, Ugwu was the one who taught her,” the source said.

The girl is currently cooling her heels in the police custody where she is facing interrogation and possible prosecution.

Meanwhile, the body of the officer had been deposited at Obizi morgue.

Confirming the incident, spokesman for the state police command, ASP Henry Okoye, said investigation has begun to unravel the cause of the shooting.

“The incident happened. We are doing everything to ensure we investigate the matter, to ascertain the fact and possibly arraign the suspect in court.”

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