Police Detectives of Anambra State Command working with Umuoji Vigilante have apprehended the suspected killers of the town’s President-General, who was murdered in his home at the weekend.
According to multiple sources, the killer of the President General of Umuoji Community is his former Ebonyi State tenant that he served a quit notice.
Other sources further explained that Mr Silas, gave his tenant a quit notice because of his involvement with diabolism.
It was said that the tenant from Ebonyi State was arrested with the PG’s gun, phones and ATM card where he was withdrawing Money from the deceased account.
According to a post by one ‘Rosemary Anthonia’ on Facebook “I can’t stop crying look at my handsome P.G Umuoji see the stupid abakeleke tout that gang up and murdered him.
“The people he fed, kept in a free house, paid their school fees. Abakeleke why are so heartless still buy motor for the senior one. Please help me and tell abakeleke people that leaves in Umuoji Igwulue Okodu one thing”. The post read.
According to a police report, 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.
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 who commended the Police in Ogidi and Umuoji Vigilante for working together to apprehend the suspected perpetrators has directed State Criminal Investigation Department to deploy its Forensic Team to scene of crime and take over the investigation. He has mandated the Homicide Team in State CID 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.
