How Policeman Committed Suicide Over Deployment To Borno

Donatus Oyibe, a police officer in Ebonyi State, Abakaliki has reportedly committed suicide after he received his letter of transfer to c.

It was learnt that Mr. Oyibe, a native of Ndegu Ishieke in Ebonyi Local Government Area of the state, jumped into a well on Sunday night when he reportedly went to fetch water.

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According to residents, the deceased was ‘moody’ since August 28 when he received his letter of transfer.

A police source said he was among the last batch of Mobile Police Officers recently deployed from the 32 Squadron Abakaliki after completing his tour of duty.

“He was a gallant mobile police officer and had already reported back to the Police Command where he was posted to Operations Department and he resumed duties in earnest before the transfer came,” the source said.

Narrating the incident, the deceased’s daughter, Ukamaka, said her late father took a bucket to fetch water from the well but did not come back after several hours.

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She revealed that concerned family members finally found his lifeless body inside the well.

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