Chinedum Elekwachi
Police in Anambra state have arrested two suspects and recovers one pump action gun and two motorbikes along Uli, Amorka, along Onitsha-Owerri Road.
Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this, gave their names as Chigozie Johnson and Umuerima Oguta, both males between age 30 and 32.
He said the suspects confessed to be members of a criminal gang on an evil mission before they were arrested.
Ikenga said some of the gang members also escaped with bullet wounds because operatives observed blood stains during the search in a nearby bush.
According to him, a Joint Security Team comprising of Police Operatives attached to Uli Police Station and Uli Vigilantes carried out the operation.
They were on patrol under the Operation Udo Ga Chi – Zero Kidnapping when they engaged armed hoodlums on motorbikes in a gun duel.
“The operatives arrested two suspects and recovers one pump action gun and two motorbikes along Uli, Amorka, along Onitsha-Owerri Road.
“The Command urges all proprietors of private and public hospitals to admit, but report any individual presented with bullet wounds or injuries of suspicious nature to the nearest Police Station.
“This measure is critical to the ongoing effort to apprehend the fleeing suspects and prevent further escalation of criminal activities in the State.
“The Command remains committed to maintaining security dominance through sustained patrols and targeted security operations in the State,” Ikenga assured.
