Police Operatives in Anambra state have arrested three suspects and recovered one English Beretta Pistol, one locally, a fabricated gun, one live ammunition, one motorcycle, three phones, cash of 22,400 naira and substances suspected to be hard drugs from the suspects.
According to the Police Spokesperson, DCP Tochukwu Ikenga, police operatives at about 11 pm on 2nd March 2022, working on credible information stormed a criminal hideout in Awada, Idemili North LGA and arrested 25-year-old ma Onyedika Okwuibe.
PPRO Ikenga said he led the operatives to one Chimaobi Ezeoke, who he alleged gave him the gun. They both confessed to being members of the Vikings cult group.
In a separate operation, police operatives working with the vigilante group in Ufuma, Orumba North LGA arrested a suspect named Samuel Nwankwo and recovered one locally fabricated gun, one motorcycle, a substance suspected to be hard drugs and cash of 22,400 nairas.
He said that the suspect and one other gang member, still at large, operating with an unregistered motorcycle had attacked Heca Filling Station along Umunze/Ekwulobia Road and dispossessed the salesgirl of Proceeds of cash sales.
He however added that the criminals were intercepted by vigilante operatives working with the police, and the suspect have been interrogated while men of the command were still after the fleeing members of the syndicate.
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