…The gang were responsible for over twenty-five armed robbery, kidnapping, car-snatching incidents
In other to sustain public safety, Police Operatives attached to Oko divisional headquarters acting on a credible information bursted a criminal hide out, an uncompleted building along Oko Ufuma expressway in Orumba North LGA, Anambra state.
In a press release by DSP Ikenga Tochukwu PPRO Anamabra State Police Command stated that one Okechukwu Okpo ‘M’ age 24 years of Ndobasi village, Ebonyi State was arrested, and one locally fabricated pistol, two live cartridges and three plasma television where recovered.
The criminal gang on sighting the police vehicle opened fire on the Operatives. The Operatives responded swiftly, engaged the armed robbers in a gun battle, while other gang members flee the scene, Okechukwu was arrested.
Preliminary investigations shows that the gang were responsible for over twenty-five armed robbery, kidnapping, car-snatching incidents that has happened along Oko Ufuma, Uga, Amaokpala expressway, among others .
The most recent according to the confessional statement of the suspect (Okechukwu) is an attack in a hotel on 13/8/2022 at Ndikelionwu, were a female staff was raped and the gang also made away with three television and other items. Also efforts are emplaced to arrest other fleeing gang members.
In another development, on 9/9/2022 at about 11pm, Operatives attached to Neni in conjunction with the local security arrested one Chukwubike Anieto ‘m’ Aged 20years from Agulu, Chukwuemerie ike ‘m’ aged 36years from Agulu, Chidera muo ‘m’ aged 25years from Neni and Chukwuma isreal ‘m’ aged 28 years all residing at umuezeani village Akwaeze, recovers one berreta pistol, three motorcycles, one axe, three matchets, one police belt, one sumec generator, thirteen different brands of phones and other incriminating items . Immediate search in their house led to the recovery of the above.
On interrogation by the police operatives, reveals that the gang attacked a police constable, dispossess him of his personal belonging on 29/8/2022 along Umukabia Okofia village, Neni. Also most recently, the gang were caught in the act on 9/9/2022 in an attempt to rob a lady of her belonging along Okofia village, Neni.
The Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng while charging the operatives to sustain the tempo on weeding out the criminal elements in the state, thereby enhancing public safety and peace, assures that the confidence repose on police shall not be taken for granted. All suspects shall be charge to court on the conclusion of the investigations
