Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command at the early hours of Sunday smashed robbers’ den and successfully nabbed two notorious armed robbery suspects who specialises in one chance robbery and handsets snatching along Ogidi/Nkpor/Tarzan and Umunya axis.
This was contained in a statement by SP Haruna Mohammed, PPRO, Anambra State Police Command, stating that the development is yet another remarkable breakthrough by the State Command through the unrelenting leadership of CP John Abang, Commissioner of Police who vowed that there is no space for criminals in the state.
He said the operatives recovered firearms, twelve handsets, cash and other valuables reasonably suspected to have been stolen from different victims at gun points.
“On the 6/09/2020 at about 4:30am,following credible intelligence report, police operatives attached Ogbunike Division smashed a robbery syndicate and arrested the following suspects.
(i). Chukwuemeka Ikechukwu “m’ aged 22 years of Chibest Street,Tarzan and ,
(Ii) Tochukwu Okeke ‘m’ aged 30 years of Nkwelle Ukeh in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.
“Exhibits recovered in their possession includes one automatic pump action with breech no 12776,one English manurhin pistol,one dagger, two hand bags, twelve assorted handsets,one purse containing recharge cards of various denomination,one tricycle Keke with REG.number NSH 299 QH; one locked Safe containing unspecified amount of money and cash sum of Two hundred and ninety Six thousand Naira(N296,000) all reasonably suspected to have been snatched from different Victims.
“Suspects were part of the gang allegedly involved in series of Armed robbery and handset snatching operating at Ogidi, Nkpor, Tarzan, Umunya, Odomodo, tollgate axis and its environs” he said.
Meanwhile, the Command called on the public whose handsets and other belongings were either snatched or stolen through similar modus to report at Ogbunike division or the Comnand Special Anti Robbery Squad Akwuzu in order to claim their property and also give further evidence to aid Police investigation.
The Command also expressed gratitude to the people for their cooperation in providing necessary information to the Police which has resulted to the breakthroughs adding the case is under investigation after which suspects would be brought to book.
“Consequently, it is interesting to note that one major factor responsible for the overall successes recorded by the Command are the support of “Ndi Anambra” and residents alike who were observed to have been very cooperative with the personnel of the security agencies”, he added
The PPRO also said that the Commissioner of Police acknowledges and appreciates this fact and urges the public to sustain this level of cooperation with the Police at all times especially during this period of “EMBER MONTHS” in order to enhance safety and security in the State.