Saturday, February 8, 2025 - Anambra State Police Command, in conjunction with the state vigilante operatives, have arrested nine suspects actively involved in the murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka.
The State Police Commissioner, Nnaghe Itam, confirmed the arrest during
a press briefing on Friday.
Azuka, a member representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the state
legislature, was abducted on 24th December 2024 in Onitsha.
His decomposing body was discovered on the 2nd
Niger Bridge on Thursday by a combined security team including the police and
vigilante.
Itam disclosed that that two pump action guns were recovered from the
suspects following their arrest, adding that one of the suspects sustained a
gunshot injury in his leg during a gun duel with the police operatives.
According to him, the arrested suspects include: Ugochukwu Onuorah aged
30 years, Ikemefuna Ossai aged 20 years, Ikenna Orugu aged 27 years, Chibuike
Obiefuna aged 19 years, Chinonso Olisa aged 19 years, Chinedu Okoli aged 21
years, David Ojini aged 25 years and the most notorious of them, one Peter
Sunday aged 20 years with a big tattoo inscription of ‘No peace 4 d Government’
on his chest.
The state police boss further revealed that police operatives have also
successfully arrested one Chidiebere Nwosu, a kidnap suspect in Uruagu, Nnewi
and neutralised some of his gang members who were involved in the attack of
Police personnel attached to the Rapid Response Squad after a successful arrest
on 3rd October 2024.
“We have also neutralised more than one hundred (100) notorious
criminals and successfully destroyed many criminal camps in Ufuma, Eziowelle,
Achalla, Ogbaru and many other places in the State,” he said.
He expressed gratitude to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode
Egbetokun, for his guidance and overall support, and also appreciated the
governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, sister Agencies, the media,
residents of the State, Anambra State Vigilante operatives, Civil Society
Groups, Organizations and many others for their unflinching support within the
months that he has spent in the State as the Commissioner of Police.
He assured that the confidence reposed on the Police and other security
agencies for the protection of the lives and properties of residents is not to
be taken for granted.
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