Two suspected killers of Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra House of Assembly, have escaped from police custody in the state.<\/p>\n
The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Recall that gunmen, on 24 December 2024, abducted Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n
A joint security team, on 6 February, found the lawmaker\u2019s decomposing body at Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State.<\/p>\n
The police in the state later confirmed that nine suspected killers of the lawmaker had been arrested.<\/p>\n
But Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ikioye Orutugu, received a report on Tuesday that two of the suspected killers had escaped from custody.<\/p>\n
The police spokesperson 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, the other two suspects fled the scene,\u201d Mr Ikenga narrated.<\/p>\n
The police spokesperson, however, said Mr Orutugu has consequently deployed both \u201chuman, operational and intelligence assets\u201d to re-arrest the suspects.<\/p>\n
The police commissioner also ordered \u201cimmediate disciplinary action\u201d against officers found wanting in the escape of the suspects.<\/p>\n
He assured that efforts were in top gear to ensure that the suspects were re-arrested and prosecuted.<\/p>\n
Erring officers will also face disciplinary action if found culpable, he said.<\/p>\n
Two suspected killers of Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra House of Assembly, have escaped from police custody in the state. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n