Anambra: Police name suspect behind violent masquerade attacks

The arrested masquerade

The Anambra State Police Command has revealed that a male suspect, Ifesinachi Ezeolu aged 28 years, as the person inside the violent masquerade that carried out several unprovoked attacks on residents during a festival in Awgbu community, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

Recall that in a viral video that recently circulated online, the masquerade was seen chasing and attacking passers-by, residents and also disrupting a public function, thereby causing tension.

The incident was said to have occurred over the weekend during the last Ofala Festival of the traditional ruler of Awgbu community.

Following the development, the Anambra State Police Command arrested the masquerade and took him into custody.

However, a press statement released on Saturday by the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the 28-year-old suspect was behind the masquerade.

Ikenga said his violent conducts followed widespread public concern and reports of assaults and intimidation of residents in the occasion, adding that investigations are ongoing to identify and bring to justice other suspects who are linked to the incident.

The statement read in part, “The Anambra State Police Command has revealed a male suspect, Ifesinachi Ezeolu aged 28 years as the person inside the violent conduct displayed during the outing of a masquerade in Awgbu community. Punch