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A medical doctor has been murdered in a private clinic in Delta State.
The victim identified as Dr Uyi Iluobe was reportedly shot dead at Olive Clinic, in Oghareki, Ethiope West council on New Year’s Eve, by aggrieved relatives of a patient, who allegedly died from gunshot wounds.
Delta Police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the murder, but debunked insinuations that the doctor was killed by relatives of a patient.
Edafe said the doctor was shot dead inside his hospital.
He said, “The rumour making the rounds that he was murdered by the family of a patient who died in the hospital is false please. There is no record of any patient’s death in the hospital. However, we are investigating to unravel the reason why he was murdered and also arrest the suspects.”
The state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, condemned the murder of Dr Uyi Iluobe, describing it as barbaric and reprehensible.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, Okowa charged security agencies to intensify investigation into the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Okowa said the killing of the medical doctor was unjust and unprovoked, adding that it was an act by agents against peace and progress in the state, and should be flayed by every well-meaning Deltan.
He commiserated with the family of the deceased and called on residents in the state to be vigilant and report all criminal-related activities to security agencies.
The governor warned criminals to leave the state, saying that every criminal act would be tracked, unraveled and prosecuted.
He said, “On behalf of the government and people of Delta, I mourn Dr Uyi Iluobe, a hardworking medical practitioner, who was gruesomely murdered a few days ago by agents of darkness.
“As a government, we will support the security agencies to do everything possible to unearth those behind his killing and bring them to justice.
“As Deltans, we have a duty to report all crimes and criminality around us to security agencies for prompt action, and I, therefore, urge all Deltans to be part of the process of ridding the state of criminal elements.”(Nation)
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