The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 64-year-old lawyer, Donald Mbamah, in connection with the fatal shooting of one Paul Victor, a 16-year-old student of Urban Development Secondary School.

The tragic incident occurred on March 17, 2025, at about 12:34 p.m. at Mbamah’s residence in Area N, World Bank, New Owerri.

According to police reports, Victor was shot in the buttocks under circumstances that are still under investigation.

Responding swiftly to a distress call from a concerned neighbor, operatives from the New Owerri Division apprehended Mbamah at the scene while Victor was rushed to the General Hospital, Umuguma, where he was pronounced dead on March 20, 2025.

Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Mr. Henry Okoye, stated that Mbamah has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further questioning as investigations continue.

“A thorough investigation is ongoing, and the police are working to recover the alleged firearm used in the shooting,” Okoye said. He also disclosed that “Photographs were also taken at the crime scene as part of the investigation. The police have expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and assured the public that justice will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law.”

He stated that “Mbamah will be arraigned in court once investigations are completed.,” and urged the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands but to allow the authorities to handle the matter through legal means.