Anambra: Police, AVG Nets Town Union PG’s Murderers

FROM OUR CRIME DESK (AWKA)

Four, out of eight people said to have participated in the senseless muder of the Umuoji President General in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr Silas Onyima last weekend are currently ganishing their teeth in the galug of the Anambra State Command, following their apprehension through the wonderful working relationship between the police and the Anambra Vigilant Group, AVG.

In a statement by the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSC Ikenga Tochi, said the Police detectives, working with Umuoji Vigilante apprehended the suspects days after they murdered the PG in his home.

“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”. Ikenga added.

Commending his men and the State AVG for the wonderful achivement, 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, however commended the Police in Ogidi and Umuoji Vigilante for working together, which led to the arrest of the accused perpetrators even as CP Aderemi Adeoye directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to deploy its forensic team to the scene of the crime and take over the investigation.

He also mandated the Homicide team in State Criminal Investigation Department 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.