Indigenes of Isuaniocha community in Awka North Local Government Area have urged the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano to intervene in the crisis rocking the community.
The community expressed unhappiness over the continued detention of the immediate past President General of the community, Chief Anthony Onyeagolu, despite being Absolved of allegations of murder.
The Indigenes of the community who spoke to DAILY POST claimed that Onyeagolu who has been in detention in Abuja since January 2020 was released by the police commissioner in charge of legal/prosecution, CP Austin Sanomi, after being found innocent of the murder of one Angu Okoye, but has been kept in police custody in Anambra State.
Indigenes of the community, led by the Onyeagolu family said, “As we speak to you, our former PG is still in detention, and this is the 6th month. Police in Abuja had investigated the murder of one Angus Okoye which was levelled against him and found that he was not even in town on the day Okoye was kidnapped and murdered, and they released him, but on getting to Anambra, they have arrested him again and kept him in detention.”
A letter by the commissioner of police, Legal/prosecution section of force criminal intelligence and investigation department, Austin Sanomi presented by the family absolved Onyeagolu of Okoye’s murder, while ordering his release.
Part of the letter by CP Sanomi reads, “Onyeagolu in his statement stated that he was not in the community when the crime was committed.
“The alibi pleaded by Onyeagolu has been investigated and found to be true, while one Mr Paulinus admitted that Onyeagolu was with him in Onitsha on the day of the kidnap and murder of Okoye.”
The commissioner said that the murder can not be traced to Onyeagolu, saying that the murder charge can not be sustained.
The members of the community have, therefore, appealed to Governor Obiano for the immediate release of the former president General, while urging him to quickly intervene in the crisis in the community to avoid escalation.
