Police Nab 24 Suspects Over Cult Related Shooting In Awka
No fewer than 24 suspects have been arrested by the Police Command in Anambra for allegedly being involved in a shooting incident in which two persons were killed on Dec. 14.
DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra said this to newsmen in Awka on Wednesday.
Recall that two Police officers accompanying a leader in one of the tricycle union units were killed instantly while the Union Leader was kidnapped by the gunmen who operated in a Sienna bus.
A woman was also hit by stray bullet during the shooting Incident which took place at Unizik Junction on the Awka axis of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
Ikenga said the operation was still going on and that the arrested suspects were already making statements that were useful to investigations.
“I can confirm to you that we have arrested 24 of them and they are giving useful information,” he said.
The PPRO said the Police Commissioner in Anambra, Echeng Echeng had ordered full response to the situation and assured that no stone would be left unturned until the culprits and their sponsors were exposed.
Ikenga urges residents of Anambra to be calm and vigilant and provide timely information that would help the operations of the force.
