ANAMBRA: Nine gunmen who killed Soludo’s police orderlies arrested – Obiano

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano, yesterday, said nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged assassination attempt on former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo at hometown in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area.

Obiano, disclosed this at a function at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka.

Soludo, who is one of frontline aspirants for the government election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was attacked during a meeting with stakeholders and youth of the party in his hometown.

The hoodlums killed three police orderlies attached to Soludo on the occasion.

The state Commissioner for Public Utilities, Emeka Ezenwanne, was also abducted but released some days after.

Revealing the arrest of the suspects, Obiano said, “The nine persons are now in our net. What happened last month was unfortunate, but let me tell you, we have restrategised and we are coming out like a smoking gun.

“We are not going to take prisoners. The nine people that attacked Prof. Soludo are in our net now. We are going to eliminate them. We will go after the others.

“We are not going to take prisoners any longer. A special squad has already been put together, and they are already working everywhere.”