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The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ajao Adewale, has offered details on the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer for Arise Television, following an armed robbery at her Abuja residence.
Somtochukwu, widely known as Sommie, died in the early hours of Monday during the invasion by armed robbers at her apartment complex in the Katampe area. A private security guard at the residence also lost his life in the incident.
Speaking on the Morning Show program on Arise TV, CP Adewale narrated the sequence of events, stating that panic erupted after the gunmen shot one of the two private security guards on duty.
The Commissioner confirmed that Sommie occupied an apartment on the third floor (the topmost floor) of the building.
“Sommie actually occupied an apartment on the topmost floor of the building, out of fear, she jumped down from the third floor,” Adewale stated.
He explained that police officers, deployed following a distress call, found Sommie’s body on the ground, unconscious. She was rushed to Maitama General Hospital, but despite the doctor’s efforts, including performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), she could not be revived.
The CP explicitly stressed that Sommie was not shot by the attackers; her death was a direct result of jumping “out of fear and panic” during the invasion.
Clear Case of Armed Robbery
The police commissioner confirmed the incident was a clear case of armed robbery, citing evidence gathered from the scene.
“It is obvious that it is a clear case of robbery. They (armed robbers) came in… Sommie was not the only resident in that apartment. We are talking about 18 flats with 16 fully occupied. Handsets and cash from wallets were picked,” he added.
The police investigation continues into the attack that claimed the lives of both the presenter and the security guard.
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