The Anambra State Police command yesterday, Friday, announced the arrest of a three-man kidnap gang and rescued their victim.

A statement dated April 28 and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer Ikenga Tochukwu quoted the Commissioner of Police Echeng Echeng who provided an update on tge command’s achievements on fight against crime and criminality.

Echeng said the command has made significant progress in reducing crime rates and ensuring sustainable peace for the safety and security of citizens in the State.

One of such achievements he said was recorded on 27/4/2023 by 7:50 pm, when “the forward operating base (FOB) Aguata while on stop and search duty at Afor Nnobi road intercepted two vehicles, one unmarked brown Lexus jeep and a black Prado Jeep with Reg Nos. GWA 696 CM, Abuja. The occupants of the vehicle who refuse to stop when police flagged them down, started shooting sporadically to escape police screening.

“The operatives engaged the armed men in a gun battle, rescued one of their victims and arrested three of the gang members suspected to be members of the ESN/OUTLAWED IPOB group”.

Police gave their names as Hyicent Ujwuika aged 45 years, Sunday Samuel Akpan aged 31 years and Chinonso Offor aka Wolf aged 24 years.

The operatives recovered three AK47s, two Cell phones, two Bulletproof vests, two Walking talkies, one Police uniform (camouflage),4 AK47 Magazines, one hundred and twenty Live ammunition, one Police belt, one Hand glove, a pair of Police boots, two Police caps, one military T-shirt and one blue police uniform.

It said while other gang members escaped the scene, the suspects now in custody, confessed to being members of the outlawed ESN/IPOB groups and mentioned the various camps/criminal hideouts where, they operate and eefforts are already emplaced to arrest other fleeing gang members.

Echeng recalled that the command on 20^th February 2023 declared one Emeh Nnamdi Daniel, 26years old wanted a youth corp member serving in the police command, on allegations of unlawful possession of firearms, money laundering, and defamation of character, fraud and impersonation. We also want to use this opportunity to let you know the suspect is in custody. The suspect, Nnamdi Emeh flee the country to the Benin Republic before he was arrested by INTERPOL operatives.

According to him, Nnamdi also hacked into one of Mr Chibuike Martins Ekwueme’s accounts and fraudulently transferred a total sum of Forty-seven million Naira only #47,000,000 to his fourteen (14) different accounts owned by him Nnamdi E. The case is already before the federal high court, he concluded. (Saturday Independent: Text, Excluding Headline)

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