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Anambra Police Parade Suspected Criminals For Sundry Offences

Police in Anambra State have paraded 14 suspected criminals for sundry offences which include kidnapping and armed robbery. Parading the suspects at the Headquarters of … Continue reading Anambra Police Parade Suspected Criminals For Sundry Offences


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obianoPolice in Anambra State have paraded 14 suspected criminals for sundry offences which include kidnapping and armed robbery.

Parading the suspects at the Headquarters of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Awkuzu, the State Commissioner of Police, Hassan Karma, said that many of the suspects had been arrested for kidnapping, one of which is involved in the kidnap of a 78 year old woman at Ebenebe in Awka North Local Government area of the state.

According to Mr Karma, the Police secured the release of the woman who is presently hospitalised but not without a gun battle that led to the death of two of the gang members with three members at large and three arrested.

Several arms and ammunition were also recovered from them.

The Police Commissioner warned youths to desist from crime as the Police were combat ready to search them out wherever they may hide and bring them to justice.

In a similar development, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Anambra Command, also paraded a suspect who smuggled 650 grams of Indian hemp to an inmate in Onitsha Prison on the pretext that he was taking food to him.

The State Commandant, Sule Momodu, commended the Onitsha Prison authority for their vigilance.

Speaking on the overall security situation in the state, Governor Willie Obiano said that the state could no longer contain criminals as his alliance with the security agencies in the state was paying off.

He noted that over 40 kidnap dens have been demolished within the past 11 months and several of the criminal suspects arrested were now facing the law.

The Governor also said with the second phase of security alliance formed between the Police and the community vigilante, security will be at its best and also be sustained too.