Late Fabian Ugo
The family of a 13-year-old boy allegedly shot dead by operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi in Onitsha South Local Government Area, Anambra State, has revealed the victim’s identity as Fabian Ugo.
Speaking to newsmen on Sunday, the boy’s grieving relatives expressed outrage over the circumstances of his death, vowing to pursue justice.
Acccording to the family, Fabian was shot while he was merely trying to relieve himself, not committing any crime.
“If he was killed following involvement in any crime, they will not feel the pains so much,” said his uncle, Nnamdi Ugo, the immediate younger brother of Fabian’s late father.
“But for the fact that he was killed while easing himself, they will ensure that he gets justice.”
Fabian, a Junior Secondary School 2 student at Comprehensive Secondary School, Igidiagu, Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was in Onitsha for the holidays.
According to the family, he would visit during school breaks to do vacation jobs, and had been scheduled to return to Ebonyi on Sunday, June 16, 2025, to resume classes the next day.
‘They Shot Him, Then Took His ATM Card’
The family’s anguish deepened when, after Fabian’s body was recovered, they discovered that the operatives had taken personal belongings from his corpse.
“Our pain is that the operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi did not only kill him, but they had the audacity and were so shameless to collect his Automated Teller Machine, ATM, card from his pocket when they were forced to evacuate his corpse from the gutter he fell into, when they shot him dead,” Ugo said.
“It was at the Fegge Police Station that they were forced by the police to bring out his ATM card, which was handed to me. I am yet to check his account to know if any withdrawal has been made from the bank account.”
Ugo also described the treatment his niece and nephew allegedly received when they went to the Fegge Police Station to formally report Fabian’s death.
He claimed that police personnel physically assaulted them, further compounding the family’s grief.
Despite this, he acknowledged the efforts of a female Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the Onitsha Main Market Police Post, who he said had been instrumental in ensuring the case wasn’t ignored.
“The woman DPO with low haircuts tried for us, he encouraged us and even followed us to Fegge Police Station,” Ugo added.
