By Okey Maduforo Awka.
The Anambra Police Command has rescued three kidnap victims along Owerri – Onitsha road and arrested two suspected cultists and armed robbers at Abakaliki street in Awka Capital City.
According to the release by the Police Public Relations Officer SP. Tochikwu Ikenga;
“The Joint Security Team in coordinated operations today 22nd March 2025 by 7:20am rescued three kidnap victims along Onitsha/Owerri Express Road, Ozubulu.”
” The victims were rushed to the hospital by the joint security team following various degrees of injury already inflicted on them by the criminals.”
” They are currently responding to treatment and shall subsequently be debriefed by the Police”
“Different security checkpoints in the State were alerted when the information of their abduction at Nkwelle-Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government was reported for possible rescue and arrest of the criminals”.
“The Commissioner of Police *CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD* while charging the Operatives to redouble their efforts for possible arrest of the criminals has assured the good people of Anambra of the Command’s commitment to protection of lives and properties and sustained onslaught to continue to deny the criminals the space to commit havoc” he said.
Contouring Tochikwu Ikenga announced that;
“Following security emplacement/measures of the Commissioner of Police *CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc mnips PhD* to nip in the bud complaints of robbery of phones and personal belongings of Innocent road users along Club Road Awka popularly known as Abakiliki Street, Police Operatives attached to the Special Anti-cult Unit Enugwu Ukwu in the early hours of 18th March, 2025, arrested one Chibuike Ozoekwem ‘M’ 22 years and Favour Patrick ‘F’ 19 years respectively in an uncompleted building at Onwurah Street, Awka.”
” The Operatives recovered one pump action gun, sixteen (16) pieces of expended cartridges, a battle Axe, and two suspected stolen phones. ”
“Subsequently, a victim identified one of the recovered phones and stated that she was robbed on the 13th of March, 2025 at gun point by four armed men along the Club Road.”
” The Police Operatives have expanded the investigation aimed at arresting other gang members. Further details would be communicated on receipt please” he said.
