A police officer attached with Ebony State Police Command, Donatus Oyibe, has drowned in a well. Investigations revealed that the deceased drowned in the well on Sunday.


Residents said late Donatus, who hailed from Ndegu Ishieke, in the Ebonyi Local Government Area of the state had been moody since he was transferred to Maiduguri in Bornu State, adding that his posting letter was handed to him on August 28, 2017.

The daughter of the deceased, who identified herself as Ukamaka Oyibe,  said her father said he was going to fetch water from the well, but was not seen for several hours, which created apprehension that led to a search for him.

She said, "He took the bucket and said he was going to fetch water from our well on Sunday night, but did not come back after some time. This created tension and we started looking for him.

"When we reached the well, his bucket was seen beside it. When we looked inside the well, we discover that he has drowned."