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Sources told SaharaReporters that Mr. Anyim Chukwudi, who serves successful Cross River State, carried retired the onslaught connected April 6, 2024, alongside his brother, Mr. Anyim Eugene Anyata.
A Department of State Services (DSS) officer, Mr. Anyim Chukwudi Christian, has reportedly escaped from constabulary custody successful Ebonyi State, months aft helium was arrested.
SaharaReporters learnt that the DSS serviceman was arrested implicit the attempted execution of a ineligible practitioner, Chief Okeke Decency Onu (Esq), during a brutal battle successful a section edifice successful Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of the state.
Sources told SaharaReporters that Mr. Anyim Chukwudi, who serves successful Cross River State, carried retired the onslaught connected April 6, 2024, alongside his brother, Mr. Anyim Eugene Anyata, amid a onshore quality that had been the taxable of ineligible proceedings.
The victim, Chief Okeke, was the lawyer representing the John Igwo Chukwu Okavor Otti household successful a trespass lawsuit against Mr. Anyim Eugene.
According to source the onslaught occurred betwixt 9pm and 10pm astatine a fashionable section eatery, DEJAS restaurant.
Chief Okeke was eating roasted catfish and holding a concern gathering with 2 colleagues erstwhile the suspects stormed successful with weapons, including a pistol and brew bottles.
“Mr. Anyim Chukwudi smashed a brew vessel connected Chief Okeke’s head. His brother, Eugene, did the same. Another antheral tried to stab him with a breached bottle,” the root stated.
“He someway escaped and hid down a building. There was humor everywhere.”
Photographs obtained by SaharaReporters showed the ineligible practitioner with heavy gashes connected his scalp and ear, some of which were stitched during a prolonged infirmary stay.
Meanwhile, doctors confirmed helium suffered a cracked skull and different superior injuries, spending months nether intensive care.
Family members and colleagues judge the onslaught was a nonstop retaliation for Chief Okeke’s ineligible enactment successful the onshore dispute.
“In June 2023, aft Mr. Eugene Anyata forcibly trespassed connected the onshore belonging to the Okavor Otti family, Chief Okeke issued a Pre-Action Notice arsenic instructed by the family,” a household root explained. “After that, the threats began.”
The threats allegedly escalated successful March 2024 erstwhile Mr. Anyata vowed to termination the lawyer successful wide daylight.
However, Chief Okeke reported the threats to the Divisional Police Officer astatine Ivo Police Station. “Nothing was done,” the household root lamented.
Following the April 6 assault, the constabulary invited Mr. Anyim Chukwudi for questioning and released him connected bail connected April 7, 2024.
However, helium jumped bail and ignored repeated constabulary summons, reportedly boasting that “DSS is superior to the Nigerian Police” and that helium had “immunity” for immoderate actions taken successful the enactment of duty.
“He threatened again, saying helium would marque Chief Okeke vanish and thing would happen,” the root said.
Despite aggregate ceremonial requests from the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, the DSS allegedly failed to nutrient Mr. Anyim Chukwudi for further interrogation.
But connected January 9, 2025, constabulary officers stormed his residence and re-arrested him aft helium resisted and called connected household members to battle the officers.
“He was yet detained astatine the Ebonyi State Police Command,” a constabulary root confirmed. “But helium fled again earlier we could arraign him.”
Meanwhile, Chief Okeke has reportedly submitted a ceremonial ailment to the NBA President, urging contiguous enactment and extortion for ineligible practitioners crossed the country.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Nigeria Police Force, State Headquarters, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has written to the Director-General, Directorate of State Security Services (DSS), Abuja, seeking confirmation of the individuality of a fishy who claims to beryllium a serving operative of the DSS.
In an authoritative missive dated January 13, 2025, and signed by DCP Marvelous P. Ikoriovbe, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Ebonyi State Command, with Reference Number: CB:3620/EBS/X/X-SQD/VOL., the constabulary section requested clarification regarding the suspect, identified arsenic Anyim Chukwudi (male).
The missive was titled: "Arrest of Member of the Force – Re: Anyim Chukwudi 'M'".
According to the contents of the letter:“This bureau is presently investigating the above-named fishy successful transportation with a lawsuit of attempted murder.
"During preliminary interrogation, the fishy informed this bureau that helium is simply a serving serviceman of the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS), attached to the Cross River State Command.
"In presumption of the above, we kindly petition that your bureau corroborate whether the fishy is so a bona fide subordinate of your bureau arsenic claimed. He is presently successful our custody, and the verification is indispensable to assistance successful further probe and interrogation."
The constabulary further assured the DSS of their practice and professionalism successful handling the case, adding, “Please judge the assurances of my highest regards.”
Police Investigation Report
On June 13, 2024, the Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State, received a study involving a lawsuit of conspiracy and attempted murder. The ailment was filed by Barrister Okeke Decency Onu against 3 individuals: Ayanta Kingsley Ayim (43), Chukwudi Christian Ayim (34), a Department of State Services (DSS) officer, and 1 Nnamdi (surname unknown, 41), who remains astatine large.
The incidental occurred connected April 6, 2024, astatine Dejas Hotel, Amuonye Ishiagu successful Ivo Local Government Area, wherever the complainant and colleagues—Prof. Barr. Uchenna J. Orji and Barr. Arochukwu Paul Ogbonna—had gathered for a discussion.
During their meeting, Ayanta Kingsley Ayim confronted Barr. Ogbonna implicit a pre-action announcement antecedently served connected him concerning a onshore dispute.
This confrontation escalated violently erstwhile Kingsley, on with his member Chukwudi and Nnamdi, allegedly attacked Barr. Okeke with breached brew bottles, inflicting superior caput and receptor injuries.
Eyewitnesses confirmed the attack. Barr. Arochukwu Ogbonna, contiguous during the incident, stated that Kingsley and Nnamdi abruptly launched the attack.
Chukwudi besides struck Barr. Okeke with a brew bottle, and Nnamdi threatened different workfellow with a breached bottle.
Mr. Orji Lawrence Ovia, different witness, corroborated the convulsive actions and threats made by the suspects.
A household subordinate of the complainant’s clients, Erube Igwe, added that the suspects had a past of threatening those progressive successful the onshore dispute.
The lawsuit was initially handled astatine the Ivo Divisional Headquarters, wherever Kingsley and Chukwudi were arrested and aboriginal released connected bail.
However, owed to the seriousness of the case, it was escalated to the Commissioner of Police and assigned to the X-Squad for further investigation.
The X-Squad began its enactment connected April 10, 2024, by signaling the complainant’s connection and collecting photographic grounds of the injuries.
A petition for lawsuit materials and fishy transportation was sent to Ivo Division. Only Kingsley was produced; Chukwudi and Nnamdi were not.
However, aggregate letters were besides sent to the DSS, requesting Chukwudi’s beingness for interrogation, but helium failed to appear.
A gathering was convened by the Commissioner of Police with each parties, during which further testimonies were gathered, and the CP ordered that the remaining suspects beryllium presented for due reappraisal of the case.
Statements from the witnesses supported the complainant's account.
The investigating officer, Inspector Alimezie Collins, confirmed that the suspects had been arrested, their statements taken, and that a aesculapian study was issued to the victim.
He besides stated that the country was visited and photographs were taken arsenic portion of the investigation.
Kingsley Ayim, successful his defence, denied identifying the complainant intelligibly owed to acheronian astatine the country and maintained helium had nary intent to onslaught anyone.
As of the study date, 1 fishy remains astatine large, and the DSS serviceman Chukwudi Ayim has yet to comply with investigative procedures, stalling the decision of the case.
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