POLICE ARREST WANTED CRIMINAL SUSPECT IN ANAMBRA

REPORTER: KEVIN EKEDIEGWU

The Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested one of the most wanted armed robbers in the state, Anichede Akachukwu.

The operatives also said they recovered assailant operational vehicle, ammunition and other incriminating items

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement, said the most wanted armed robber is equally a notorious and most wanted Cultist in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.

He explained that the 18 year-old suspect, popularly known as “Star B” is a confessed leader of Vikings Confraternity (dangerous cult group) and a member of armed gang terrorizing Ogbaru Local Government area and Asaba in Delta State.

The statement said his arrest followed a tip-off that he was receiving treatment in their den from a bullet wound sustained in their encounter with Police operatives in Asaba.

It said the suspects had provided Police with information on their mode of operations and names of other gang members, which were already aiding the ongoing investigation.

In a related development, the Police command also recovered a white Porsche Cayenne SUV with registration number AGL 60 HJ Lagos in Okija, suspected to be an operational vehicle of hoodlums operating in Ihiala.

The statement indicated that during a search of the vehicle, the operatives found a bag and discovered 27 pieces of live 7.62m ammunition, three live cartridges, one-touch light, charms, and other incriminating items.

It said the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Nnaghe Itam had charged the operatives to sustain the tempo and intensify the on going operation aimed at weeding out all the criminal elements in the state and to reduce crime to the barest minimum.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU