The escape of two suspects connected to the kidnap and eventual killing of the member representing Onitsha North 1 state constituency, Hon. Justice Azuka, has claimed its first casualty.

A source told DAILY POST that the commander of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Awkuzu, CSP Ifeanyi Iburu, whose men led the suspects out before their escape, has been removed.

There has been outrage over the escape of the suspects, with many Anambra indigenes alleging that money must have exchanged hands for the suspects to have been aided in their escape.

The source said the new Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, was forced to act after the state governor called him, expressing bitterness over the handling of the matter.

“After that first baptism of fire which the governor gave the Commissioner of Police, he was forced to remove Iburu,” the source said.

Commissioner of Police Orutugu had also explained extensively to journalists the circumstances surrounding the escape of the suspects, insisting that there was no underhand dealing in the incident.

Meanwhile, on Friday, Orutugu conducted Governor Soludo on a facility assessment tour of the RRS formation in Awkuzu.



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