US Consulate Convoy Ambush: Police Arrest Two Suspects, Confirm Seven Dead

Anambra State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of two persons suspected in the ambush of a United States Consulate convoy, last Tuesday, which left seven people dead.

The state’s Commissioner of Police (CP), Echeng Echeng, who disclosed this at a briefing at the Police Command headquarters, Amawbia, said the two suspects were currently assisting the police in the investigation.

Echeng confirmed that seven persons including three of the consulate officials and four mobile police escorts were murdered during the attack, while two other officials of the consulate are yet to be found.

He revealed that the Police Command got the information through an official of the consulate, at about 14:30 hours same day, and a joint team of mobile policemen and troops of the Nigerian Navy stationed in Onitsha was immediately deployed to the area, leading to razing down of the criminal camp by the joint security team.

According to him, the remains of the deceased persons have all been recovered and deposited in a morgue, while the state Command and other security agencies are working round-the-clock, in concert with Anambra State government, to find and rescue the missing officials.

CP Echeng called on members of the public, who can provide information about the identities and locations of the culprits, to kindly and urgently assist the police with such information.

He assured the resolve and determination of the command and other security agencies to track down the perpetrators of this heinous crime and bring them to justice.

“On behalf of the Anambra State Police Command, I wish to seize this opportunity to condole the families and friends of the deceased persons as well as the U.S. Consul over this tragic incident,” he added.