The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police has ordered an immediate investigation into the murder of a Retired Army Brigadier-General Uwem Harold Udokwere.
The retired general was killed by armed robbers who attacked his residence in Sunshine Homes Estate, Abuja.
The unfortunate incident happened at about 3am on Saturday morning, June 22.
Abiodun Durowaiye-Herbert, Chairman of the Board of Trustee, REMNAF, confirmed the incident on Saturday night.
Durowaiye-Herbert told PUNCH that the robbers came around 3am.
He said, “They came around 3am. You know where he lived had been attacked before. His house is about the last in that estate, and the back of the house is directly facing the expressway.
“I know they couldn’t have gained access through the main gate because their security is tight. The day we went, they made several calls before we were allowed in. They once came to steal his generator and air conditioners last year through the fence.
‘That place is very open. That is the place they might have come through. He was such a gentleman and he doesn’t talk much. They took everything and they still killed him. I don’t know why people are like that. He relocated to the area last year because of traffic. They were living in Kurudu. “
In a statement signed by FCT Police PRO, Josephine Adeh, the police ordered a thorough and discreet inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the army general’s death.
