The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 4 suspects in reference to the killing of the President Normal of Umuoji Group in Idemili North Native Authorities Space, Chief Silas Onyima.
A press release by the police spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Tuesday stated the suspects have been apprehended by police detectives working with vigilante group Umuoji.
The deceased was killed in his house final Friday when some assailants entered the premises.
It was discovered that the thugs shot him in the course of the toilet whereas he was bathing after inflicting a number of cuts on him.
Ikenga stated the handset and Automated Teller Machine card of the deceased have been additionally recovered from the suspects, including that of their confession, they named 4 different accomplices who at the moment are being hunted by the police.
He stated: “Detectives of the Anambra State Command in collaboration with Umuoji Vigilante have apprehended the suspected killers of town’s President Normal who was murdered at his house over the weekend.
“4 suspects have been arrested to this point. The handset and debit card of the deceased have been recovered from them. Of their confession they named 4 different accomplices who at the moment are being hunted by the police.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who was in Ibadan on an official task for the opening ceremony of the 14th Biennial Police Video games, rushed again house when information of the killing broke, to speed up the efforts of the police to sort out the crime to unravel to coordinate.
“The CP who recommended the police in Ogidi and Umuoji Vigilante for working collectively to arrest the suspected perpetrators, has directed the State Prison Investigation Division to deploy its forensic crew to the scene of the crime and take over the investigation.
“He has instructed the murder crew of the state CID to arrest the 4 accomplices who’re nonetheless on the run and unravel the motive behind the heinous crime.”
He added that the Commissioner of Police has additionally assured Governors Normal throughout the state that their safety is of utmost significance to the police as they characterize their individuals in authorities via their metropolis unions.
