Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The police in Anambra State have admitted that they suffered "operational lapses" which resulted in the escape of two suspected killers of Justice Azuka, a member of the State's House of Assembly.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that gunmen, on 24 December 2024, abducted Mr Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly.

A joint security team, on 6 February, found the lawmaker's decomposing body at Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State.

The police in the state later confirmed that nine suspected killers of the lawmaker had been arrested.

But on Tuesday night, the police authorities announced that two of...