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Police Deny Complicity In Escape Of Suspects In Anambra

Deji Ogunsola
Last updated: February 20, 2025 11:25 am
By Deji Ogunsola - Journalist
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CP Nnaghe Obono Itam revealed to the press how his men arrested suspected killers of Anambra legislator Justice Azuka
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The Police Command in Anambra has denied any complicity in the escape of two suspects allegedly linked to the murder of lawmaker at the State Assembly, Justice Azuka.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known on Thursday in a statement in Awka, noting that the police cannot sabotage the investigation process of the killed lawmaker.

He therefore stressed that the police command is owning up to its responsibility, revealing that it is more focused on interrogating the officers involved in the operational lapses.

9News Nigeria reports that Azuka, Labour Party lawmaker represented Onitsha-1 Constituency before his life was cutshort by suspected kidnappers.

“Remember that we had earlier paraded these suspects for residents of the state and the world to see.

“We are The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the two suspects were among others arrested recently by the joint security force over the murder of the lawmaker, before they fled from police custody during an operation to apprehend a suspect also linked to the crime.

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