…..commence aggressive manhunt of suspects
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Awka
Operatives of the Nigerian police in Anambra has rescued a middle age man from assassination by suspected cult members in Awka.
The state’s police public relations officer, SP Haruna Mohammed said, “On the 12/12/2020 at about 8:30pm,there was a distress call that unknown gunmen inside a tricycle close to Aroma junction forced a vehicle to a stop and dragged out a middle aged man from his toyota Sienna car with REG NO.AWK-334-SZ.The suspects also abducted the victim and whisked him away inside the tricycle towards ifite deep inside the bush.”
“Following the distress call,police operatives attached to B’ Division Awka in conjunction with vigilante group responded swiftly and and went after the gang to a location inside an expansive bush at Agbani ifite Awka where the assailants on sighting the police abandoned their badly beaten victim later identified as one Chukwunenye Nwachukwu Nwadiobu ‘m’ popularly known as (Akirika) of Amudo village who was tied with a rope and about to be murdered on a laid wooden stake before the arrival of the police.”
Disclosing further, “consequently,exhibits recovered at the scene includes a blue and white coloured tricycle with REG NO.AWK-161-VG,ID card bearing one ORDINAKA AYAEGBUSI also identified by the victim as one of his assailants and other incriminating items.”
SP Haruna said that investigation is ongoing and efforts are being intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects in order to bring them to justice.
The Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang,fdc thanked “Ndi Anambra” for providing the Command with actionable intelligence and reassures the public of adequate protection.
The CP further made a clarion call on all Ndi Anambra and residents alike to report the aforementioned suspect or any suspicious persons to the nearest Police Station or call police emergency number 07039194332 for prompt response.
