Maduako Igbokwe l Saturday, July 23, 2022
AWKA, Nigeria – Governor of Anambra State Prof. Charles Soludo has disclosed that eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the late Anambra Lawmaker, Hon. Okechukwu Okoye, who represented Aguata Constituency II.
Prof Soludo dropped the hint at a holy mass celebrated in honour of the beheaded lawmaker at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Isuofia in Aguata local government council of the state .
The Governor also vowed that his government will not rest on its oars until all the criminals involved in the gruesome murder of the lawmaker are brought to justice. He also expressed solidarity with all the victims of criminalities in the state, assuring that every criminal must surely face justice in the state .
Soludo, while consoling with the immediate family and the members of the legislative arm, emphasized that justice must take its full course on the murder case.
He appealed to all communities in the state to intensify support for government in its fight against criminalities across the state by flushing out the bad eggs among them.
“These people are not unknown gunmen. They live among our people, some of them have families and operate from various communities. We need you to help us identify them so that they can face justice.
“The gunmen came with their strange religion, but there is no relationship between light and darkness. Their gods drink blood, but ours doesn’t, that’s why we need to fight them together” he said
The Governor also made a case for ‘operation know your tenants’, which he said starts with his community Isuofia. According to him operation know your tenants was designed to identifying the criminal elements within various communities.
He stated that the state House of Assembly had already written to INEC about the vacuum that exists in the constituency, with Hon Okoye’s exit, noting that soon a by-election will be conducted to complete his tenure.
Soludo promised that every entitlement due to the late lawmaker would be paid to the family he left behind. Cardinal Nominee and Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese, Most Rev. Peter Okpalaeke presided over the mass.
