Anambra state
police command has paraded 10 suspected kidnapers and armed robbers arrested
from different locations of the state for the month of September.
Addressing
journalists in Akwuzu, Anambra state, the Anambra state public relation
officer, Mr. Alli Ugochukwu assured resident of the state of the command
resolve to ensure they enjoy the ember period devoid of crime or criminal activities.
He extolled the
efforts of their fellow security agencies and the residents for providing
adequate information that led to the arrest of the criminals.
He explained how
a gang of three that kidnapped one Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Whiteman (expatriate),
who was taken hostage from Kaduna and ransom for his released was latter paid
in Anambra and other major kidnap activities were traced to these notorious
gang, but finally fell to the superior fire power of the men of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad Akwuzu.
‘These guys you
see here are the most wanted kidnap syndicates terrorizing this state from the
Onitsha axis, our men were rightly informed about their movements, they swung
into action, but surprisingly, on sighting our men, they engaged our men in a
serious gun duel, but with the superior fire power of the men of our Special
Anti-Robbery Squad Akwuzu, they were able to bring them to down’,
Also, another four man gang that are known for terrorizing
the Ngozika/Udoka Housing Estate Akwa
have also been arrested, after a tip-off information about their operation,
with the quick intervention of the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, they
were arrested along side one 56-year-Old women, who connived with her husband
to kidnap one Pastor Nweke 3-year-old daughter, whisked her away for two weeks,
demanding serious of ransom from the pastor before the 3-year-old girl was
finally rescued by SARS.
‘ This woman and
her husband were the one that kidnapped one Pastor Nweke’s three-year-old
daughter in Akwa, they engaged their daughter Ada as nanny to take care of the
little girl, resident at Nteje where they took the little girl to, inform the
SARS squad about the incident before they were all arrested’.
‘I want to assure
the residents of Anambra state that the police command in the state is battle
ready to ensure their Christmas festive period records little or no criminal harassment from
these men of the underworld’ He assured..
Items recovered
from the suspects were, one old AK-47 riffle, 85 Live Cartridges, 750 rounds AK-47 live ammunitions, One Locally made pistol and a 18-seaters Nissan Bus and one
Motorcycle.
Stakeholders have
been enjoined to encourage enterprenur programmes in their localiy, been the
substratum of economic development