Ndi Imo | CSP killer nabbed by Police in Imo State
CSP killer nabbed by Police in Imo State
Police in Imo state have arrested one of the suspects in the assassination of the state's retired police chief Christian Kpatuma.
The state commissioner of police, CP Rabiu Hussaini made this known to reporters in Owerri, Friday.
Kpatuma, a resident of Mgbala, Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area, was reportedly killed on the first night of February 2022 and his body dumped in front of his house.
The commissioner gave the name of the suspect as Deberechi Chukwu.
He said the guerrillas had arrested God as he sought to flee the state. "Following the report of the murder received by the officers of the Agwa police station in Agwa on 01/02/2022 at around 2152, a group of youths thought to be members of a secret society at Mgbala Community Agwa in Oguta LGA of Imo state. , conspired against each other at the home of Christian Kpatuma, a retired police chief (CSP) and a resident of Mgbala, abducted and taken to a nearby forest where he was killed and later found dead then back throw it to him. in front of his garden.
"Upon receipt of the message, the Commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini psc, immediately sent a team of activists and guerrillas to the Chamber of Commons to authorize the expulsion of the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
“Upon arrival, the team began a tactical investigation. After successfully managing both investigators and technicians, one of the suspects, Deberechi Chukwu, the leader of the group that killed a retired police officer, CSP Christian Kpatuma was arrested while on the run state oke.
"In an investigation, it was discovered that the suspect, Deberechi Chukwu is a well-known kidnapper and a fugitive at Imo Correctional Center Owerri, Imo State. The suspect, according to '' The Imo State Rebels have recruited young men to its cult and are threatening the town of Agwa. It is also documented that it was involved in the killing of several security personnel in the state. volunteered to help the police arrest his other teammates now, on the run.
"Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini psc, while praising the police and men for their beauty and speed, urged them to work hard to ensure and the arrest of other suspects. He then instructed local community members and the Vigilante team to work with the police and provide accurate information that would help in apprehending other suspects, ”he said.
