The Imo State Police Command has arrested four suspects including a police inspector in connection with the murder of Barrister Chinedu Nwowu.

The police inspector identified as Augustine Odidika was reportedly arrested last Thursday shortly after the gruesome murder of Nwowu in Mgbidi Town last Wednesday.

It was learned that the police inspector had previously threatened to kill the lawyer, prompting the lawyer to petition the Assistant Inspector General of Police for threats to his life.

However, the petition remained uninvestigated at the time of the lawyer?s murder.

Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri Branch, Chief Chris Ihentuge, revealed this development to The Nation in a statement on Wednesday.

According to him, the police informed the NBA delegation, during a visit to the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, on Monday.

?During the meeting, the Bar leaders urged the Police to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are brought to justice. They assured the Police of the willingness of the Bar to collaborate and support the ongoing investigation,? he said.

He said the police also informed the delegation that investigations had commenced, adding that the case file and suspects had been transferred from the Mgbidi Police Division to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).

?The Deputy Commissioner of Police disclosed that four suspects, including a serving Inspector of Police who is also the deceased?s kinsman, have been arrested in connection with the murder. Efforts are also underway to apprehend a warrant officer serving in Enugu who has been implicated in the case,? he said.

He added: ?The Police Chiefs assured the Bar of an impartial and thorough investigation. They emphasized that the involvement of a serving police officer would not hinder the pursuit of justice, vowing to prosecute all those responsible for this crime.?

He said: ?You know they may like to use his position to influence whatever but the commissioner and deputy commissioner have assured us that no matter how highly placed the people involved are they will do the needful. And one of the persons that they are still looking for is a Warrant Officer in the Army, he is serving in Enugu.

?So they are also putting things in place to make sure that he is apprehended. We assured them that we are going to cooperate with them in whatever they are doing to make sure that justice is served. So the NBA Is ready and willing to assist, the person that was murdered is our colleague, so we can?t leave like that.?

He disclosed that the delegation also raised the issue of a bomb explosion that destroyed the house of their colleague at Mbieri.

?The Commissioner of Police (CP) assured the delegation that the matter was being handled by the appropriate authorities.? (The Nation)

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