Eight suspected murderers of the late lawmaker who represented Aguata Constituency II in Anambra State House of Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye, have been arrested.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo revealed this during a mass held in honour of the lawmaker at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Isuofia, on Thursday.
Okoye was kidnapped on May 15, 2022, while returning from an outing, together with his aide, Cyril Chiegboka and both of them were subsequently murdered six days after.
The governor assured that his government will not rest on its oars until all the criminals involved in the gruesome murder of the lawmaker were brought to face justice.
He also expressed his solidarity with all the victims of criminality in the state and reassured them that every criminal will surely face justice.
While consoling the immediate family and the members of the legislative arm, Soludo re-emphasised that justice must take its full course on the murder case.
He called on communities in the state to intensify support for the government in its fight against criminality by flushing out the bad eggs among them.
