The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested four new suspects in connection with the reported attack on Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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TheCable had reported that Soludo, an aspirant in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra, was attacked by gunmen on Wednesday evening in Aguata LGA.
There policemen were killed in the attack, which
Soludo described as “15 minutes of gun battle”.
According to a statement by Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesman of the Anambra police command, the suspects were arrested on Thursday and have confessed to participating in the attack.
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“Police operatives attached to Anambra State Command today, 1st April, 2021, arrested four (4) additional suspects in connection with the recent attack and gruesome murder of three (3) policemen at Isuofia Civic Center in Aguata LGA of Anambra State,” the statement reads.
Soludo Attacked: Police gbab four say suspects don give more information
1 April 2021
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Di Anambra State Police command don arrest four suspects wey allegedly get hand for di attack on former CBN Governor and govnorship aspirant, Professor Charles Soludo.
Toktok person for di Anambra Police Command, Ikenga Tochukwu say Mbah Victor, John Olisakwe, Chigozie Omeh and Emmanuel Nnobi na di suspects wey dem arrest.
Three Police Officers wey dem bin attach to Soludo die for di attack wey happen for di All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) aspirant village for Isuofia Civic Centre for Aguata local government area for Anambra State.
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The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested four new suspects in connection with the reported attack on Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The command’s spokesman, Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fresh arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Thursday.
Mr Ikenga gave the names of the four suspects as Mbah Victor (30), John Olisakwe (21), Chigozie Omeh (20) and Emmanuel Nnobi ( 28).
“The suspects confessed to have actively taken part in the attack and subsequent abduction of the Commissioner for Water and Public Utility, Mr Emeka Ezenwanne,” the statement states.
It further states that the command had intensified efforts to rescue the commissioner.