TWO MURDER SUSPECTS in Anambra Lawmaker’s Killing has escaped from Police Custody. The two escapees were involved in the murder of Justice Azuka, a member of the State House Assembly.
The Explainer reported that on Christmas Eve, while Azuka was heading home for the celebrations, he was kidnapped and attacked by gunmen.
According to PREMIUM TIMES, Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, announced the escape of the suspects in a statement on Tuesday night.
Ikenga said the two suspects, who were assisting operatives, had gone out with them for an investigation to arrest a receiver of vehicles used by the criminal gang but escaped from the scene.
He said that the escape was reported to Anambra’s police commissioner, Ikioye Orutugu, on Tuesday evening.
“During the onslaught operation by the operatives, the suspect (the receiver) was arrested, and two vehicles suspected to have been snatched from the unsuspecting members of the public were recovered,” the police spokesperson was quoted as saying.
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“Unfortunately, the other two suspects fled the scene.”
The police commissioner has deployed “human, operational, and intelligence assets” to apprehend the individuals again, he continued.
Furthermore, Ikenga said he ordered “immediate disciplinary action” against officers found wanting in the escape of the suspects.
