The Anambra State Police Command, in a collection of operations over three days, rescued 4 kidnap victims, recovered 14 pump-action rifles, and arrested a suspect concerned in armed theft and kidnapping.
The Command additionally recovered eight stay cartridges, 5 handcuffs, in addition to axes and machetes throughout the raids.
In response to a press release by the Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, the raids have been a part of the Command’s proactive measures to make sure a crime-free Easter celebration throughout the State.
“Throughout considered one of such patrols, the police rescued two kidnap victims, arrested a infamous cultist/kidnapper, and recovered seven pump-action weapons, seven stay cartridges, three handcuffs, one cutlass, one axe, one dagger, and different incriminating objects,” the assertion learn.
In one of many operations, the joint safety crew comprising operatives from the Uli Police Divisional Headquarters and the Uli Vigilante group efficiently rescued two kidnapped victims in Ihiala on the morning of April 18, 2025.
The victims had been kidnapped on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at round 2:00 p.m. at Amorka Village, Uli, alongside the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway. The armed males reportedly double-crossed the victims’ car, pressured the occupants into one other car, and sped off.
The criminals later deserted the victims’ car on the scene. The responding police crew recovered the deserted automotive and transferred it to the station for safekeeping. Operations are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
In a separate growth, officers hooked up to Fegge Divisional Headquarters, whereas on patrol at 1:30 p.m. on April 17, 2025, intercepted a suspiciously parked bus alongside Port Harcourt Street, Higher Iweka, Onitsha.
A search of the car revealed a bag of rice concealing 5 pump-action rifles, eight stay cartridges, and two handcuffs. Each the bus and the arms have been recovered, and investigations are underway to establish the culprits.
Moreover, operatives of the Speedy Response Squad/Anti-Kidnapping Unit, appearing on credible intelligence at about 1:27 p.m. on April 17, 2025, arrested one Israel Akachukwu, male, 25 years outdated, at his residence on Ezeigwe Road, Nkpor, Idemili North LGA.
Gadgets recovered from his house embody two pump-action rifles, two stay cartridges, a cutlass, a yellow axe, and a dagger.
The suspect confessed to being a member of the Viking Confraternity and is cooperating with police in efforts to apprehend different members of his gang.
In the meantime, the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has urged the folks of Anambra to stay law-abiding, vigilant, and safety acutely aware.
The CP additionally known as on residents to emulate Christ’s humility and selflessness, encouraging them to make use of the festive interval to wish for peace and safety in Anambra State and the nation at massive.
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