Anambra Police Arrest Most Wanted Armed Robber/Cultist, Recover Suspected Assailant’s Operational Vehicle, Ammunition, Other Incriminating Items
CP restates Commitment to sustaining Police onslaught against criminals and ensuring security in the State
The Policing plan and model on Practical Intelligence, Technology-driven, and Tactical Operations already placed by the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Itam, has paid off, following the arrest on 17/5/2024 of a notorious and most wanted Cultist and Armed robber in Uruagu village, Oba, Idemili South LGA.
A release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the suspect, Aja Anichede Akachukwu ‘M’ 18 years A.K.A Star B, is a Confessed leader of Vikings Secret Cult Confraternity and Armed Gang terrorizing Ogbaru LGA and Asaba in Delta State.
The release said that his arrest followed a tip-off of intelligence gathered as he was receiving treatment in their den from a bullet wound sustained in their encounter with Police Operatives in Asaba.
The PPRO hinted that the suspects have provided Police with information on their mode of Operations and names of other gang members which is already aiding the ongoing investigation.
Also, according to the release, Police on 20/05/2024 in Okija, Ihiala LGA, recovered a white Porsche Cayenne Jeep with Reg Nos: AGL 60 HJ Lagos, suspected to be Operational vehicle of the successions operating in Ihiala.
Ikenga revealed that during a search of the vehicle, the operatives found a bag and discovered Twenty-Seven pieces of live 7.62m Ammunition, Three live cartridges, one-touch light, charms, and other incriminating items
He said to this end, the CP has charged the Operatives to sustain the tempo and direct continuous onslaught Operations aimed to weed out all the criminal elements and reduce crime to the barest minimum in the State.
