Anambra State police command on Wednesday paraded 17 suspects allegedly involved in the murder as well as vandalisation of the state public institutions.
The state commissioner for police, John Abang, during a press briefing on Wednesday, said the suspects are some of the hoodlums acting under the guise of EndSARS protest that attacked police stations in some parts of the state which resulted in the loss of lives, looting, and wanton destruction of properties have been arrested.
According to him, the hoodlums set ablaze 11 police stations, burnt over 20 vehicles including patrol and exhibit vehicles and an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
He said they also vandalised six other police stations and carted away motorcycles kept as exhibits.
According to him, the police also lost some rifles during the attacks.
“In the course of these heinous acts, the hoodlums murdered four police officers including the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Osumenyi Division, CSP Akpan Joseph; ASP Agu Micheal, the Station Officer (SO), Osumenyi Division, and a young PC, Udegbunam Sunday Celestine, leaving two (2) others injured.
“In their state of callousness, the hoodlums also murdered and beheaded Insp. John Oche attached to the Anti-Cult Unit and burnt his body to ashes, parading the streets with the deceased policeman’s head,” the CP said.
