The Imo state Police command has confirmed the arrest of a pharmacist and his staff for allegedly beating a man to death in Owerri.
Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, disclosed this on Monday.
He said the incident took place in Umuguma area of the metropolis.
Our correspondent gathered that the man, identified as Damian Ali, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was allegedly beaten to death by the owner of a pharmaceutical shop.
It was further gathered that the victim, a native of Nkarahu in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo state, had attempted to park his car in front of the shop when an argument ensued among them.
Ikeokwu said that the pharmacist and his staff have been taken in for questioning while a detachment from the new Owerri police divisional headquarters was drafted to restore normalcy in the area.
The PPRO said that the suspect reported himself to the police, adding that the state commissioner of police, Olaniyi Fafowora, had ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident.
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