Police arrest 4 suspected killers of Anambra community leader

From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha

Anambra State Police command in collaboration with the Umuoji Vigilante have arrested four suspected killers of town President-General Mr Silas Onyima.

The President General of Umuoji Mr. Onyima was murdered in his house last week Friday.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga in a release said that the killers were arrested by police detectives from the command working with Umuoji Vigilante.

“Four suspects have been arrested so far. The handset and ATM Card of the deceased were recovered from them. In their confession, they named four other accomplices who are now being hunted for by the Police.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who was away in Ibadan on official assignment for the opening ceremony of the 14th Biennial Police Games rushed back home when the news of the murder broke to coordinate Police effort at unravelling the crime.

“The CP who commended the Police in Ogidi and Umuoji Vigilante for working together to apprehend the suspected perpetrators has directed State Criminal Investigation Department to deploy its Forensic Team to scene of crime and take over the investigation.

“He has mandated the Homicide Team in State CID to apprehend the four accomplices still on the run and unravel the motive behind the gruesome crime.

“The Commissioner of Police also assured Presidents-General across the State that their safety is of primary concern to the Police as they represent their people in governance by their town Unions,” PPRI Ikenga stated.

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