Soludo Attack: Police Arrest Four More Suspects

Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with the
deadly attack on Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria, that left three police officers killed.

The names of the suspects have been released.

This was disclosed by the police command in Anambra, through its
spokesman Toochukwu Ikenga, on Thursday.

The four suspects are 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, Emeka Ezenwanne,” the police said in a
statement.

It further stated that the command had intensified efforts to
rescue the commissioner.

Gunmen had attacked Prof Soludo at a political gathering in his
Isuofia hometown in Aguata local government area on Wednesday.

Three police orderlies attached to him were killed in the
attack.

The police had earlier confirmed the arrest of one suspect in
the wake of the attack.

“Efforts are still ongoing to apprehend other fleeing
accomplices, unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and
bring the suspects to book,” the statement added. (NAN)

Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with the
deadly attack on Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria, that left three police officers killed.

The names of the suspects have been released.

This was disclosed by the police command in Anambra, through its
spokesman Toochukwu Ikenga, on Thursday.

The four suspects are 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, Emeka Ezenwanne,” the police said in a
statement.

It further stated that the command had intensified efforts to
rescue the commissioner.

Gunmen had attacked Prof Soludo at a political gathering in his
Isuofia hometown in Aguata local government area on Wednesday.

Three police orderlies attached to him were killed in the
attack.

The police had earlier confirmed the arrest of one suspect in
the wake of the attack.

“Efforts are still ongoing to apprehend other fleeing
accomplices, unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and
bring the suspects to book,” the statement added. (NAN)