Police Arrest 4 LP Thugs For Masterminding PDP’s Nweke Murder. The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Peter Nweke, who was tortured to death by hoodlums suspected to be loyalists of a rival party on March 18, 2023. Nweke was killed in the Umuezeokaoha community, Ezza North Local Government Area, where he was serving as his party’s agent during the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in the state.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, during a press conference in Abakaliki on Friday, the suspects have confessed to the crime. The police also declared 21 other persons wanted in connection with the crime.
The first suspect, Leonard Kelechi Nwali, who is a Labour Party House of Assembly aspirant for Ezza North Constituency, confessed to hiring the assailants who were meant to torture Nweke. He revealed that he contacted one Akwasi of Umuezeoka, in Ezza North LGA, who spearheaded the torture that eventually resulted in the death of Nweke. Nwali stated that Nweke posed a threat to his political ambition.
Police Arrest 4 LP Thugs For Masterminding PDP’s Nweke Murder.
The second suspect, Onyebuchi Chita, of the Nkomoro community, in the same local government area, confessed to bringing in the killers from Nkomoro into the Ogboji community, where Nweke was killed. The third suspect, Aloke Obinna, of the Ogboji community, confessed to giving his motorcycle to one Onyebuchi Chita for escape after the incident. While the fourth suspect, Ifeanyi Nwokpuku, of the Ogboji community in Ezza North LGA, conspired with one Sampson Nweke, who pointed Peter Nweke out to the killers.
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Police Arrest 4 LP Thugs For Masterminding PDP’s Nweke Murder
The police spokesperson said the suspects would be arraigned at the end of the investigations. The police also urged members of the public to provide useful information that could lead to the arrest of the other 21 suspects declared wanted in connection with the crime. This is a reminder that political violence has no place in a democratic society and that those who engage in such acts will be brought to justice.
