The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Nwanchor Uwaezuruike by its officer in the state.. The command’s spokesman, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday in Abakaliki. He said the officer has been detained on the order of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Adaku Uche-Anya. “Regrettably, the bullet struck a motorcycle rider who has been identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike ‘m’. “The Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (DC, SCID) to carry out a thorough, impartial and professional investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.”