The efforts of the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu to combat crime and improve security, as well as sustain Safety across the State, havecontinued to yield positive development following the recovery of a suspected stolen abandoned vehicle in Akuzo Nkpor, and the arrest of four suspected cultists terrorising Nkpor community in Idemili North LGA.
Making this known through a statement, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, informed that in the early hours of 25th January 2025, Operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad attached to Obosi Sector, in collaboration with a vigilante team from Akuzo Nkpor, Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, during their patrol, accosted a green coloured Honda Pilot Jeep with registration number KSF 671 BG, suspiciously parked within the area.
He said a thorough search was conducted, during which blood stains were observed inside the vehicle.
Consequently, the vehicle was recovered, and necessary inquiry ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
In another development according to the PPRO, in the late evening of the same day, the Operatives acting on credible information, arrested four suspected cultists in Nkpor community.
He identified the suspects to include, Hampo Chidiebere, male, 20 years, Chinonso Edeh, male, 22 years, Chinedu Agu, male, 21 years and Abuchi Anigbogu, male, 18 years.
Ikenga hinted that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of Barger Confraternity, a cult group alleged to be terrorising the Nkpor community and its environs.
To this end, the Operatives have intensified efforts to arrest other members of the group and recover their operational weapons.
The PPRO assured the public of the commitment of the State Police Command to ensuring the safety and security of lives and property across the State, promising also that further updates would be provided as investigations progress.
