By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
THE Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed has vowed to Punish the murderers of one Dr. Uyi Iluobe who was killed on December 29, 2022.
The CP made the vow while receiving members of the Nigerian Medical Association, Delta State Chapter according a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe.
As narrated in the statement, the doctor of Olivet Clinic met his unfortunate end after treating a patient who pretended to be sick at Oghareki, Oghara, Ethiope West LGA, Delta State.
It was stated that the patient (name withheld) visited the hospital on that fateful pretending to have abdominal pain and called the suspects who killed Dr. Uyi Iluobe into the hospital premises in the guise of paying her bills.
The statement reads: “The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, received members of the Nigerian Medical Association Delta State Chapter in his office over the death of Dr. Uyi Iluobe, who was murdered in his hospital, Olivet Clinic, Oghareki, Oghara, Ethiope West LGA, Delta State on 29/12/2022.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that on the said date, a female patient whose name and address are not known came to the hospital at about 1940 hours pretending to have abdominal pain.
“While the doctor was attending to her, she made a phone call to the suspects whom she deceptively invited to come and pay her bill and that she was being treated by the doctor.
“Moments later, the hoodlums stormed the hospital in a Toyota vehicle, entered the doctor’s office, and shot him twice in the chest, leading to his death.
“The purported female patient fled alongside the suspects.
“The Commissioner of Police, while extending his heartfelt condolences to the family members of the deceased medical doctor and also members of the Nigerian Medical Association, reassured them that the case will be thoroughly investigated to ensure that the deserved justice is served.
Finally, it is pertinent to state clearly that the rumours making rounds that the family members of a supposedly dead patient were responsible for the murder of the doctor is completely false and should be disregarded as there is no record of any patient that died prior to the unfortunate incidence.
“The Command thus wishes to finally use this opportunity to seek assistance of all and sundry in our effort to lift the veil off the face of the perpetrators.”
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