Anambra Police Command Records Significant Achievements Within The Week Under Review
Arrest of eight suspects on offences of Kidnapping, Cultism, illegal possession of firearm, armed robbery and Recovery of long gun, one locally made Barreta, ammunition, and suspected stolen vehicle
Anambra Police working on technology-driven investigation arrested two suspects (names withheld) in their criminal hideout in Nnewi. The arrest is a follow-up of reported case of a Kidnapped, but later released, victim on 19th August 2024 in Ihiala,
The State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Tochukwu Ikenga who made this known in a statement on Friday, 13th September, 2024, said that the suspects confessed to being active participants in the crime and have already provided information to the Police that is aiding the Investigation.
Ikenga also intimated that Police-led Joint Security Operatives, Aguata Base, acting on credible information in the early hours of 12/9/2024, stormed a criminal hideout of suspected Vandals and arrested five suspects namely, Okorie Miracle, Joshua Ifeanyi Ekwa, Aneke Okorie, Mmesoma Faithful and Chukwujekwu Mba, all males, from Umunze, and aged between 20 and 26.
According to the release, items recovered include locally made short guns, and vandalized Electricity Cables wire and tools, they used to commit the act.
The PPRO said the suspects all confessed to the crime and are currently assisting the Police with information to arrest other gang members and buyers of the vandalized items.
He said furthermore, Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SPACS) while on patrol on Friday, 13/9/2024 by 9:30 am along Nise/Agulu road, accosted one Chigozie Ejikeme ‘m’, aged 25, a native of Abagana who drove suspiciously in an attempt to escape security check.
According to Ikenga, the Operatives searched him and found one locally made Bretta pistol with one live 9mm ammunition concealed on his waist.
He said the suspect, upon interrogation by the Operatives, confessed to being a member of the Black Axe Secret Cult, adding that the suspect’s vehicle, a black Lexus, was also recovered.
He pointed out that all the suspects will be charged to court on the conclusion of the investigation.
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