The Ebonyi State Police Command has paraded 17 suspects for various crimes, including the killing of three worshippers at the Immaculate Conception Parish of the Catholic Church in Abakaliki, the state capital.
The suspects, arrested for kidnapping, murder and armed robbery, were paraded at the State Police Headquarters.
The attack on the Catholic Church was carried out on December 24, 2023.
Among those also arrested were the suspected kidnappers of some returnees from the United States of America in Afikpo, Afikpo Local Government Area of the state.
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The Command’s spokesman, Joshua Akandu, said Friday Igwe and Nnabugwe Ebube were responsible for the killing of the three Catholic Church members.
Akandu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said in the statement he read to the media at the parade of the suspects: “On 24/12/2023, armed men invaded the premises of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Nkwagu and killed on Cyril Obinna Mbam, Nwifuru Chukwuebuka Mathew and Alo Onyedikachi Solomon and made away with a black Toyota Corolla belonging to the late Mbam.
“Operatives of the command swung into action and apprehended Friday Igwe and Nnabugwe Ebube and recovered the Toyota Corolla.
“The apprehended suspects have provided leads for further arrest.”
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