By Austin Ogwuda
MEN of the Delta State Police Command have arrested the purported owner of the vehicle which the abductors of the former Delta State Commissioner for Technical Education Joan Onyemaechi (Ada Anioma) used to carry out the bloody operation last Tuesday, which left no fewer than four persons dead including her two Police Orderlies and driver.
The Townhall can authoritatively confirm too, that Police working in collaboration with sister secret services have spread their dragnet with a view to track the abductors down.
A very competent source from the Police confided in The Townhall concerning the arrest of the owner of the vehicle but refused to disclose further strategies deployed and the level of investigations so far.
Recall that the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO Bright Edafe a Superintendent of Police SP had maintained sealed lips after his earlier terse statement that “we are on their trail” till moment.
But a dependable source hinted our Reporter today (Sunday) that “the owner of the vehicle used for the operation which was finally burnt at Otuogwu bank of the River Niger in Asaba before ferrying her across to unknown destination has been traced and in custody”.
The source refused further comments saying that giving out much information might jeopardise ongoing investigation if published in the press.
It was not ascertained if the owner of the vehicle arrested whose ownership of the vehicle was traced to, was actually part of the gang or the vehicle was snatched from him for the operation or that the vehicle had been sold to another party, will be determined in days ahead.
Hon (Evangelist) Joan Onyemaechi who was former Lawmaker both at the Delta State House of Assembly and Federal House of Representatives and also one time Director-General of Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA) was abducted from her Church, King Jesus & I Church, Off Delta Broadcasting Service DBS, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, while service was in session, last Tuesday evening.
She is the Founder and the Presiding Pastor of the Church.
Family members, sympathisers and admirers have intensified prayers for her safe return from captivity.
