{"id":75951,"date":"2025-10-01T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=75951"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:35:09","slug":"anambra-cp-orders-re-arrest-of-two-armed-robbery-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/10\/01\/anambra-cp-orders-re-arrest-of-two-armed-robbery-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra CP Orders Re-Arrest of Two Armed Robbery Suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Merciful Omoba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the immediate re-arrest of two criminal suspects, Onyebuchi Nwobodo and Ebube Umezumba, in connection with an armed robbery case, following the discovery of an administrative lapse by a police prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said fresh victim testimonies identified the duo as active participants in the robbery incident.<\/p>\n<p>The command has since filed a new charge before the High Court in the state to ensure justice is served.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed the immediate re-arrest of Onyebuchi Nwobodo and Ebube Umezumba, following an administrative lapse by a police prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Command has filed a new charge before the High Court, and fresh testimonies by victims have directly linked the suspects to the case,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Ikenga added that the CP has also ordered disciplinary measures against officers involved in the error, stressing that negligence will not be tolerated under his watch.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the decisive action underscores the Command\u2019s commitment to professionalism, accountability, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>The Anambra Command has in recent months recorded several re-arrests of high-profile suspects.<\/p>\n<p>On May 7, operatives rearrested Ikemefuna Ossai, a key suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Justice Azuka, the late member representing Onitsha 1 Constituency in the State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Ossai, who earlier escaped from custody, was tracked across multiple states and apprehended in Asaba, Delta State, during an intelligence-led operation.<\/p>\n<p>Police authorities reaffirmed their resolve to pursue all suspects linked to violent crimes in the state, assuring the public of continuous efforts to restore peace and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Merciful Omoba &nbsp; The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the immediate re-arrest of two criminal suspects, Onyebuchi Nwobodo and Ebube Umezumba, in connection with an armed robbery case, following the discovery of an administrative lapse by a police prosecutor. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":75952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75953,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75951\/revisions\/75953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}