OPERATIVES of the Anambra Police Command has burst another killer-syndicate terrorizing the people in the area by armed robbery, assassination and kidnapping, through intelligence report, and arrested two members of the gang.
Their recent operation was on Sunday 5 July in which they robbed and killed their victim; one Enoch Nwosu aged 45 of Enugwu-Aja village, Ichi who was ambushed by the suspects while driving in his Lexus-330 Jeep.
SP Haruna Mohammed, PPRO Anambra State Police Command, who disclosed the incident in the Command’s Diary said the Police recovered the deceased body and his Lexus jeep from the suspects adding that the victim left his house on Saturday but didn’t return until his body was found in the bush the next day Sunday.
The statement reads;
“On the 9/7/2020 following actionable intelligence, police operatives attached to Ichi Division arrested one Emmanuel Nwafor ‘m’ aged 23 years and Chukwuebuka Obi ‘m’ aged 21years all of Amichi town in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State.
“Suspects had on the 5/7/2020 allegedly robbed and killed one Enoch Nwosu ‘m’ aged about 45 years of Enugwu-Aja village Ichi who left his house since Saturday 4/7/2020 with his Lexus 330 Jeep with Reg No.ZBL 38RL”.
The PPRO said the Police detectives visited the scene of crime while the body was recovered at Amichi forest and deposited at the mortuary after it was certified dead by a medical doctor.
Consequently, the robbed Lexus Jeep and other valuables were also recovered from the suspects in Asaba and registered as exhibit. Case under investigation after which the suspects and their fleeing accomplices would face the full weight of the law.
This is yet another feather to the cap of the Commissioner of Police, CP John B. Abang who has demonstatedly, continued to place premium value on security of lives and property since his assumption of office in the state.