THE reported escape of two suspects allegedly involved in the gruesome killing of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, from Police detention, has been met with shock and disbelief from the public.
It was gathered that following the confessional statements of the gang, two of the suspects escaped while assisting the Investigating Police Officers (IPOs) in an operation to recover their operational vehicles.
While confirming the report, the Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga (SP), in a statement issued in Onitsha, noted that disciplinary action had been initiated against officers implicated in the suspects’ escape.
He stated that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikioye Orutugu, was informed on February 18 about the escape of the two suspects and he consequently deployed human, operational and intelligence resources to track and re-arrest the escapees.
According to him: “Preliminary information reveals that following the confession of the criminal gang, two of the suspects assisting the Police Investigating Officers in an operation to arrest the receiver and recover the operational vehicles used in their activities, escaped,” Ikenga stated.
