Border Police officer: Kestelman only showed ID after shooting stopped
Staff Sgt. Adiv Mansour, one of the first to reach Kestelman after the shooting, testified that he too initially suspected he was a terrorist and the victim threw his wallet only after the shooting ended, at which point his identity became clear.
The Cross River State Police Command has announced the recovery of the body of Deputy Superintendent of Correctional Service, Michael Apepende, from a drainage channel in Calabar. The tragic discovery took place on Friday morning, around 10:30am, along Barrack Road, in close proximity to the Nigerian Chronicle House. Akim Division officers were alerted to the find and successfully retrieved the body from the drainage channel.
Apepende was confirmed as a member of the Nigerian Correctional Service. His body has since been taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital for a post-mortem examination, aimed at uncovering the circumstances and cause of his untimely demise. ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, the Police Public Relations Officer, stated that the command has initiated an investigation into the incident.
He emphasized that additional information will be released as the investigation unfolds. The police have advised the public to refrain from making assumptions about the officer’s death while the details of the case are being sorted out.
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