The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has condoled the wife, children,
Nigeria Police Force and Enugu State Police Complaint Response Unit
Enugu State Police Command and other family members of late Inspector Ikechukwu Obodo, who died after being knocked down in a hit-and-run motor-pedestrian accident along Bissala Road, Enugu, on July 5, 2026.

Describing the death of the officer, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree holder, as a deeply tragic loss to the Nigeria Police Force, his family, friends, and colleagues, the Commissioner prayed for the peaceful repose of his soul and for God to grant his loved ones the strength to bear the irreparable loss.

CP Giwa gave the assurance during a condolence visit to the wife of the deceased officer through a delegation led by ACP Oliver Odimega, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations. He assured the bereaved family that the Command remains committed to ensuring the arrest and prosecution of the fleeing driver, noting that the Police share in their grief over the painful and untimely loss of the Inspector, whose life was cut short under such unfortunate and avoidable circumstances.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased was travelling to his duty post at about 7:00 p.m. when the commercial bus conveying him failed to stop at his designated bus stop near Pascan Jake Bus Stop on Bisala Road, dropping him a few metres ahead instead.

This led to an altercation between him and the bus driver after they alighted and in the process, an unidentified speeding vehicle struck the officer and fled the scene, while the bus driver also drove away immediately. Passers-by alerted operatives of the New Haven Police Division, who promptly evacuated the victim to Parklane Hospital, where he was confirmed dead. His remains were thereafter deposited in the hospital mortuary for preservation and post-mortem examination.

The Command further clarified that, contrary to circulating rumours, investigations have not established that the late officer was struck by a government or security convoy vehicle.

However, efforts to identify and arrest the fleeing driver remain firmly on course.

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