Police Inspector with PhD crushed to death by his own convoy

Police Inspector Dr. Obodo Paul Ikechukwu, a PhD holder serving in the Operations Department of the Enugu State Police Headquarters, has died after allegedly being struck by a vehicle in a police convoy in Enugu State.

A police officer with a doctorate degree has been killed — allegedly by a vehicle from his own convoy.

Inspector Dr. Obodo Paul Ikechukwu, a native of Nkpologu in Enugu State and an officer in the Operations Department of the Enugu State Police Headquarters, died following a road accident in which sources say he was struck by a vehicle belonging to a police convoy.

Tribune reports that the precise circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and the Enugu State Police Command had not issued any official statement as of the time of filing this report.

Colleagues and associates described Dr. Obodo — who held a PhD in addition to his police rank — as a dedicated and respected officer whose death has sent shockwaves through both the police command and his home community of Nkpologu.

Further details are expected as investigations into the circumstances of his death continue.