ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS A SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY LENDS GUNS/WEAPONS TO CRIMINALS FOR OPERATION

Police Operatives from the Anambra State Police Command have arrested one Friday Emenike Alias Ekpo ‘M’ 42 years from Izzi Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, who allegedly lends guns/weapons to criminals for their illegal operations, especially within Awka and its environs.

A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga has said.

According to him, Police Operatives attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad Enugu Ukwu acting on credible information raided an identified black spot in Umunaga Village, Awka South LGA, arrested one Okechukwu Chinwuko ‘M’ 27 years from Umunaga Village and Ezenwa Chinedu ‘M’ 22 years from Umuneri Village and recovered one Pump action gun, three live cartridges, Cutlass, Criminal Charms, and substances suspected to be hard drugs.

During the operations, the Operatives also rescued two female victims who the suspects have allegedly forcibly abused sexually.

Further interrogations revealed that, the suspects confessed that they rent Guns/weapons from one Ekpo. This prompted the Police Operatives to act swiftly and arrested Ekpo.

The Case will be charged to Court on the conclusion of the investigations, the Spokesperson for the State Command SP Ikenga, has said in the Police reports sighted by ARs reporter.