Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has cried that some indigenes of Nibo community where about 12 persons were killed on Sunday were suppressing investigation.
The Commissioner who visited the Community on Monday for an on the sport assessment said some indigenes were keeping back information that could help the investigation.
He also lamented that relatives of the deceased persons have picked up the bodies of the victims and quickly committed them to the earth in burial, disrupting what would have provided a lead to cracking the identity of those behind the dastardly act.
A press release by the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, which was sent to THE RAZOR however said the comma d will double efforts to unravel the identity of those behind it.
Ikenga in the release said: “Anambra State Police Command remains committed to the ongoing investigation and to arrest the perpetrators of the cult-related killings in Nibo yesterday 20/10/2024.
“The Command also frown at the act of some deceased’s relatives to bury evidence, suppress information and disrupt the ongoing investigation.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam today 21/10/2024 led Police Operatives to the scene on a spot assessment and Stated that the Command had redoubled its efforts to leave no stone unturned in hunting down the assailants.
The command however insisted that only five persons died in the attack, while three others who were seriously injured were currently receiving treatment in a hospital.
