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The recovered car
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
A Mercedes Benz automatic SUV dumped by criminals during operation in Amaokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been recovered by the police.
Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said that a live AK-47 bullet and two masks were also discovered in the car.
It is believed that the SUV was dumped by the criminals during operation on Monday, after it was driven into a ditch.
The statement reads: “Anambra State Police Operatives on 29/8/2022 at about 3pm, while on patrol along Amaokpala-Awgbu highway recovered one abandoned black Mercedes 4matic ML 350 jeep with Reg No Abuja RBC 527 AL, one Ak47 live ammunition and some criminal masks.
“Preliminary information showed that the vehicle is suspected to have been snatched by criminal elements who had an accident on their way to yet unidentified location. The Armed robbers abandon the vehicle inside a gutter and fled the scene.”
According to Ikenga, Police Operatives have intensified patrol in the area where the car was dumped for the purpose of apprehending the criminal elements.
The PPRO called on members of the public to come forward with valid proof/evidence of ownership to claim the vehicle, which is believed to have been snatched for the operation.
