Police Arrest 64 – Year Old Lawyer for Allegedly Shooting Student Dead

The Imo State Police Command has arrested Barrister Donald Mbamah, 64, for allegedly shooting and killing 16-year-old Paul Victor, a student of Urban Development Secondary School, Owerri.

The Imo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Henry Okoye, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Owerri on Friday.

The tragic incident, which occurred on Monday, March 17, 2025, reportedly took place when the victim jumped over the fence into Mbamah’s compound to retrieve a football. An eyewitness said the lawyer shot the student in the buttocks, after which he was rushed to the hospital but later pronounced dead on March 20, 2025.

According to the statement: “The Imo State Police Command has arrested Barrister Donald Mbamah, a 64-year-old man, in connection with the shooting of a 16-year-old student, Paul Victor, on March 17, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 12:34 PM at Mbamah’s residence in Area N, World Bank, New-Owerri. The victim, a student of Urban Development Secondary School, was allegedly shot in the buttocks under circumstances that are still under investigation.”

The statement read, “Police operatives from the New Owerri Division, led by the DPO, swiftly responded to a distress call from a concerned neighbor who heard the gunshot. They arrived at the scene, apprehended the suspect, and rushed the victim, Paul Victor, to General Hospital, Umuguma, for treatment. Despite efforts to save him, he was confirmed dead on March 20, 2025.”

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The police further stated: “Following the incident, Barrister Donald Mbamah was transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for questioning. A thorough investigation is ongoing, and the police are working to recover the alleged firearm used in the shooting. Photographs were also taken at the crime scene as part of the investigation.”

“The Imo State Police Command expresses its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and assures the public that justice will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law. The suspect will be arraigned in court once investigations are completed and sufficient evidence is gathered.”

The command urged the public to remain calm and allow the authorities to handle the case through legal channels, warning against any attempts to take the law into their own hands, the statement warned.