Police operatives nab two armed robbery suspects in Anambra

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…recover locally made pistol, others items

Police operatives attached to Umuchu Division in conjunction with patrol team from MOPOL 29 PMF Awka while enforcing the COVID-19 Curfew in Umuchu, Aguata LGA intercepted one Ogbonna Chigozie ‘m’ aged 18 years from Uturu Okigwe LGA of Abia State but resides at Nkpor in Idemili North LGA.

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They also arrested one Chimezie Afulor ‘m’ aged 33years from Akirra Umunokpa Uzowani LGA of Enugu State.

They were reportedly intercepted at the border police post in Umuchu inside a tricycle with registration number GDD 081 VC as they looked suspicious.

According to the spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed in a statement, the suspects were immediately searched and one locally made pistol with four rounds of life ammunition, one tricycle, house breaking implements and cash sum of thirty one thousand seven hundred and twenty Naira(N31,720) which they could not give satisfactory account of were recovered from them.

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Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects allegedly snatched the tricycle from Nkpor and were trying to cross to Akokwa in Imo State before their arrests.


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Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang, has ordered for immediate transfer of the case to the Command Special Anti Robbery Squard(SARS) for discreet investigation.


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