Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
After much backlash from Nigerians over the mysterious disappearance of the two suspected killers of the Anambra State House of Assembly lawmaker, Justice Azuka, the State Police Command has begged for forgiveness for their negligence.
Recall that the two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of Hon. Justice Azuka, they reportedly escaped from police operatives who were leading them on a mission to arrest other suspects.
But, the Command spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a message on Thursday, tagged “Please trust us again”, called for the understanding and renewed trust of all stakeholders.
Ikenga said that the police who, in conjunction with other security operatives, risked their lives to arrest the suspects, could not have deliberately allow them to escape, thereby compromising the investigation.
“The police cannot be the same people who risk their lives with other security operatives to arrest these criminals involved in the gruesome murder of Hon. Justice Azuka and still turn around to sabotage the process.
“Remember that we had earlier paraded these suspects for Ndi Anambra for the world to see. We are owning up to our responsibility, no doubt.
“Nevertheless, our main focus now, while we are still interrogating the officers involved in these operational lapses to face serious sanctions, is to re-arrest the suspects on the run,” Ikenga said.
Recall that the lawmaker was kidnapped in Onitsha on December 24, 2024, while returning home for the yuletide holiday.
His decomposing body was however discover by joint security forces near the Second Niger Bridge on February 6, 2025.