Breaking News: Anambra Police Smashed A Robbery And Car Snatching Syndicate
Anambra State Police operatives arrested Five Suspects and recovers Two Firearms, a Toyota Corola and Tricycle allegedly snatched at gunpoint.
It would be recalled that on the 3/4/2020 the Command paraded four members of a car snatching syndicate who specializes in snatching vehicles at gunpoint and selling same after dismantling and overhauling the vehicles to evade detection.
Consequently,discreet investigation by police detectives attached to Abagana division further led to the arrest of another three suspected members of the same syndicate including the gang leader as follows;
(i). Ikechukwu Nwabueze ‘m’ aged 38yrs of ukpo mmili village Ifite Dunu in Dunukofia LGA of Anambra State,
(ii).Uzoma Okani ‘m’ aged 26 years of Okpolo, Orlu in imo State and,
(iii). Uzoma Ebele ‘m’ 29 years of Abara Okpolo, Orlu in Imo State respectively.
Exhibits recovered from the Suspects includes one Golden coloured Toyota Corolla Car with REG NO:ENU 158 EQ allegedly snatched from one Mr Ifeanyi Anthony Onuorah ‘m’ of Blessed Estate Oze, Nkwele Ezunanka along Eke Nweje Ogidi on 19th March 2020.This brought the total number of exhibits recovered from the syndicate to three while Seven suspects were arrested.
ARREST OF ROBBERY SUSPECTS AND RECOVERY OF FIREARMS:
On 15/4/2020 at about 930am,following a tip off,Police operatives attached to the Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested two robbery suspects as follows,
(i).Ugochukwu Nwali ‘m’ aged 29 years and,
{ii). Ikechukwu Aneke ‘m’ aged 39 years.
The Suspects had on same date at about 11:45pm allegedly snatched at gunpoint a tricycle belonging to one Ochoyo Baba Sunday ‘m’ aged 27 years. along Oba old road by airport Oba.
Meanwhile, Exhibits recovered from the suspects include the robbed tricycle, one locally made double barrel shot gun and a fabricated gun.
All cases are under investigations after which suspects would be charged to Court for prosecution.
SP Haruna Mohammed,PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.
