The
Nigeria Police operating under the code name "Operation Kpochapu" have
arrested some suspected fake number plates manufacturers specialised in
car robbery in Anambra State.
The suspected criminals were among the over 40 suspects, both men and women, paraded on Monday in Awka by the Anambra State Police Command.
They
were arrested within a space of two weeks in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka,
some town within the state, where they have been carrying out criminal
acts.
Briefing
reporters, the State Commissioner of Police, Hassan Karma, said a group
among the criminals, specialised in church armed robbery, attempted a
bank robbery during the weekend in Awka which led to the death of the
leader of the gang and a mobile police official on duty at the bank.
Also among the suspects was a woman who used her father’s house to keep kidnap victims.
Various arms and ammunition used by the suspected hoodlums were also displayed.
The
Police boss said that the efforts of the police were in line with the
vision of the Inspector General of Police and that of the governor of
Anambra State, Willie Obiano.
“There
has been a resolve by the police to police the state along with the
society through community policing and institutional collaboration,” he
said.
Mr
Karma said that the police would continue to work through intelligence
led policing to make Anambra safe for citizens and investors.
