The Anambra State Police Command has rescued two kidnap victims and arrested 30 suspected criminals between December 1, 2023, to date.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aderemi Adeoye, revealed this at a conference in Awka on Monday, on the yuletide operations conducted by the command.
According to him, 12 suspects were arrested for kidnapping, nine for alleged armed robbery, six for cultism and three over alleged insurgency, saying that 11 vehicles, 12 firearms and 40 ammunition were recovered from the suspects within the period.
Adeoye, however, said two police personnel from Enugu command were killed by a gang of assailants at Uga Roundabout in Aguata Local Government Area of the state, stressing that police operatives traced the culprits to their camp in Ogboji forest where two of the criminals were gunned down.
He said the police also apprehended one Emmanuel Orjiakor from Oba, a notorious armed robber and kidnapper, who sustained gunshot injuries in an encounter with operatives of the Anambra Vigilante Group.
He added that one Obinna Ekwunife, 27, was arrested on December 1 over the kidnap of one Emmanuel Tobechukwu, who transferred N9 million to a POS operator as ransom.
“On Dec. 2, Police Operatives arrested one Olobo Ibrahim, 47, a receiver of a stolen Lexus SUV along Kwata Junction, Awka.
“On Dec. 5, Police Operatives attached to Rapid Response and Anti-Kidnap Squad, in collaboration with men of the Obosi vigilante group, arrested one Samson Ubon, 31 and Efobi Ekene, 29, both of Obosi.
“The suspects are assisting operatives to arrest other gang members,” he said.
