Nollywood Actor Ifeanyi Azodo Arrested for Robbery

Nollywood star, Ifeanyi Azodo has been
arrested in Onitsha over alleged robbery.
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The Area Commander of Onitsha Police
Area Command, Abubarkar Yahaya,
confirmed Azodo’s arrest to journalists in
his office.
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His words: “There was a case against him
and we just invited him to make
statement and we released him on bail
because it is a ‘bailable’ offence.
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“If you
want details of the matter, then go to the
state Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO).
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“Don’t quote me wrong, I said we had a
case reported against him and we invited
him for questioning and along the line we
found out that he took laws into his hands
and in the course of our investigation we
found him wanting.
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““However, we have recovered about 80
per cent of the missing items in relation
with the matter and investigation is still
ongoing.”
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Asked when police would arraign Azodo,
the area commander said that would
depend on the outcome of investigation.
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A top police officer told New Telegraph
that the owner of a hotel in Ontsha
reported the case of robbery against
Azodo.
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According to investigation, Azodo invited
a 30-yearold man into the hotel. During
their discussion, there arose a
misunderstanding between them which
attracted the hotel management who
invited the police. The man, who gave his
name simply as Stephen, did not speak on
the cause of the argument.
When contacted through a text message,
Azodo replied: “Ya bro got ur message.
Will call u once am done shooting.”

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However, Azodo did not call at press time.
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The PPRO, ASP Nkiru Nwode, confirmed
Azodo’s arrest. Nwode said that it was a
case of robbery and not homosexuality as
being rumoured in some quarters