{"id":152458,"date":"2025-02-23T22:21:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T21:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers"},"modified":"2025-02-26T23:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:35:20","slug":"anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers","title":{"rendered":"Anambra: RRS commander Iburu removed over escape of lawmaker\u2019s killers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The escape of two suspects connected to the kidnap and eventual killing of the member representing Onitsha North 1 state constituency, Hon. Justice Azuka, has claimed its first casualty.<\/p>\n<p>A source said that the commander of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Awkuzu, CSP Ifeanyi Iburu, whose men led the suspects out before their escape, has been removed.<\/p>\n<p>There has been outrage over the escape of the suspects, with many Anambra indigenes alleging that money must have exchanged hands for the suspects to have been aided in their escape.<\/p>\n<p>The source said the new Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, was forced to act after the state governor called him, expressing bitterness over the handling of the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter that first baptism of fire which the governor gave the Commissioner of Police, he was forced to remove Iburu,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner of Police Orutugu had also explained extensively to journalists the circumstances surrounding the escape of the suspects, insisting that there was no underhand dealing in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Friday, Orutugu conducted Governor Soludo on a facility assessment tour of the RRS formation in Awkuzu.<\/p>\n<p>A press release by the state police command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the visit, CP Orutugu briefed the governor on the operational readiness of the command, particularly in its efforts to re-arrest the fleeing suspects involved in the heinous murder of Honourable Azuka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe visit is geared towards reforming the facility, and as part of these reforms, the Commissioner of Police has commenced the reorganisation of the RRS unit, including the systematic interviewing of suspects in custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative aims to ensure proper accountability, uphold transparency, and reinforce the credibility of police investigations, thereby enhancing public trust in the criminal justice process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reorganisation of the Rapid Response Squad is designed to improve the unit\u2019s operational effectiveness in crime prevention and law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The escape of two suspects connected to the kidnap and eventual killing of the member representing Onitsha North 1 state constituency, Hon. Justice Azuka, has claimed its first casualty. A source said that the commander of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Awkuzu, CSP Ifeanyi Iburu, whose men led the suspects out before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":152457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[35,254,15965],"class_list":["post-152458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-anambra","tag-nigeria","tag-rrs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anambra: RRS commander Iburu removed over escape of lawmaker\u2019s killers - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The escape of two suspects connected to the kidnap and eventual killing of the member representing Onitsha North 1 state ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anambra: RRS commander Iburu removed over escape of lawmaker\u2019s killers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The escape of two suspects connected to the kidnap and eventual killing of the member representing Onitsha North 1 state ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-23T21:21:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-26T22:35:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1740336826.715975.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Anambra: RRS commander Iburu removed over escape of lawmaker\u2019s killers\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-23T21:21:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-26T22:35:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers\"},\"wordCount\":337,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1740336826.715975.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Anambra\",\"Nigeria\",\"RRS\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-rrs-commander-iburu-removed-over-escape-of-lawmakers-killers\",\"name\":\"Anambra: RRS commander Iburu removed over escape of lawmaker\u2019s killers - 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