Two suspected killers of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly Hon Justice Azuka have escaped from police custody in the state, while it is recalled that the lawmaker was on December 24,2024 was abducted by gunmen before his decomposed body was discovered on February 6, 2025 by security operatives at Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha in Anambra State.
Penpushing reports that the Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this development in a statement adding that the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, received a report on Tuesday that two of the suspected killers had escaped from custody.
The police spokesperson who is a superintendent of police explained that the two suspects who were assisting police operatives had gone out with the operatives for an investigation to arrest a receiver of vehicles used by the criminal gang.
“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. Unfortunately, the other two suspects fled the scene’, Ikenga stated.
Penpushing further reports that Ikenga, however, said the commissioner has consequently deployed both human, operational and intelligence assets to re-arrest the suspects, and also ordered immediate disciplinary action against officers found wanting in the escape of the suspects.
The statement stated that the command assured that efforts were in top gear to ensure that the suspects were re-arrested and prosecuted, emphasizing that erring officers will also face disciplinary action if found culpable.
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