The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a domestic staff member allegedly involved in the murder of his employer, a Pentecostal bishop and founder of End-Time Reconciliation Ministry in Asaba, Delta State.
The Police say the suspect was arrested while allegedly attempting to sell the victim’s Toyota Prado Jeep in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The Commissioner of Police, through a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the breakthrough followed a swift intelligence-led operation by operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Awkuzu.
The operation led to the arrest of the prime suspect and another individual alleged to have been negotiating to buy the stolen vehicle.
According to SP Ikenga, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who served as the Bishop’s driver and domestic staff, allegedly conspired with other yet-to-be-identified criminal elements to kill the cleric before fleeing with the victim’s Prado Jeep to Anambra State for possible sale.
He added that Police operatives, acting on credible intelligence, tracked and intercepted the suspects in Nkpor, recovered the stolen vehicle and took the suspects into custody for further interrogation.
The Command says investigations are ongoing to arrest other members of the gang and unravel the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Orutugu, has advised residents to exercise caution in the recruitment and management of domestic staff, drivers and other household employees.
He urged members of the public to properly profile and verify the identities of persons employed in their homes and establishments, while remaining vigilant to suspicious behaviour and activities.
(Editor: Ada Ononye)
