Retired Army General shot dead

A retired Army officer has been shot dead.
Brigadier General Uwem Harold Udokwere (rtd) was killed by some armed robbers who attacked his residence in Sunshine Homes Estate, Abuja.
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday.
A statement by FCT Police PRO, Josephine Adeh, says the police already ordered “a thorough and discreet inquiry” into the circumstances surrounding the death.
FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, assured the family and the public of swift justice, “with every effort to ensure the perpetrators of the atrocious act are apprehended and brought to justice”.