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Two suspected killers of Anambra LP lawmaker Justice Azuka ‘escape’ from Police custody
Two suspects, who were recently arrested and publicly paraded for the murder of Anambra lawmaker, late Hon. Justice Azuka, have escaped from Police custody.
Before his abduction and gruesome murder, Hon. Azuka was a member representing Onitsha 1 Constituency in the State House of Assembly.
Sources said the suspects escaped during a police operation aimed at apprehending a receiver of stolen goods and recovering operational vehicles used by the criminal gang.
But the Anambra State Police command, in reaction, said it has commenced manhunt of the escaped suspects. It however failed to provide the names of the escaped suspects.
In a statement, the Command said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, upon receiving the report of the escape, deployed human, operational, and intelligence assets to track down the fleeing suspects.
The statement added that the CP also directed that disciplinary action be taken against officers found negligent in the handling of the operation.
The command said further that the two suspects were assisting police investigators in an operation to arrest a receiver of stolen goods and recover vehicles linked to the gang’s criminal activities. During the operation, the receiver was successfully arrested, and two vehicles suspected to have been stolen from members of the public were recovered. However, the two suspects managed to flee the scene, prompting the police to launch a manhunt.
The statement, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said that the Commissioner of Police assured the public that the Command is committed to bringing the suspects to justice. “The Anambra State Police Command is on the offensive against all criminal elements in the state. We are working tirelessly to ensure the re-arrest of the suspects and to serve justice in this case,” the statement read.
Justice Azuka, a lawmaker and Labour Party chieftain, was kidnapped on 24th December 24 along Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town Onitsha, while he was on his way home for Christmas. His body was discovered near the Second Niger Bridge on 6th February 2025.
He was laid to rest in his home town Ogbeoza Village, Onitsha.
He is the second Anambra lawmaker to be kidnapped and killed after Okechukwu Okoye in 2022.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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