The Abia State Police Command on Monday,
July 31, paraded crime suspects arrested in
various parts of the state.
Briefing newsmen at the Police
Headquarters in Umuahia, the State
Commissioner of Police, CP Adelye Oyebade,
disclosed details of the arrests. Read below.
1. ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECTS/CULTISTS:
On 23/07/2017 at about 0010hrs,
information received that there was a
corpse later identified simply as Prince ‘m’ of
Ngwa and works in a bakery at Garki Catlle
Market Lokpanta reasonably suspected to
have been stabbed to death by his fellow
cult members. Sequel to the information, the
Divisional Crime Officer Isuochi raced to the
scene with a team of detectives, removed
the corpse to the mortuary and commenced
investigation into the incident. The trio of
Samuel Chukwuemeka, Abdulazeez Mukaila
and Obisike Ekezie all males and members of
‘Red Barger’ confraternity were arrested.
The suspects have confessed to the crime,
search was conducted in their houses
during which the following items were
recovered: three red caps, four bangles, two
daggers, one Samsung TV with its remote
control, one Sony Speaker, one DSTV
Decoder and a pair of canvas. The dagger
used in the act has been identified in the
two recovered. Effort is intensified toward
the arrest of other fleeing members of the
cult group.
2. ARREST OF MOTORCYCLE SNATCHERS/
RECOVERY OF ARM & CARTRIDGES:
On 27/07/2017 at about 1100hrs,
responding to a distress call on the
presence of strange faces in Nkwoudara
Ovungwu Isiala Ngwa South LGA, patrol
team attached to Omoba Division in raced to
the scene and with the collaborative efforts
of the Vigilante men in the Community,
arrested the following four suspects: Chisom
Chimezie 19yrs, Ogbonna Onyeka 22yrs,
Kingsley Onyemuru 20yrs and Chinonso
Madugba 18yrs all males of Osisioma LGA.
Search on them resulted in the recovery of
the following items: One locally made pistol
with two live cartridges, two jack knives,
four ATM cards, Wallet containing sum of
N9,090.00 and six ID cards. One Uchenna
Ikpendu ‘m’ of Ibeku- Ngwa in Osisioma LGA
has identified the suspects as hoodlums that
snatched from him on gun-point, his brand
new Qlink 150 Motorcycle on 23/07/2017 at
about 1730hrs in Umuehim Nvosi Isiala
Ngwa South. Discreet investigation is in
progress.
3. ARREST OF KIDNAPPERS/RECOVERY OF
VEHICLES:
On 27/07/2017 at about 0500hrs, the
operatives attached to the Command’s
Dragon Squad Aba acting on a tip off,
arrested the duo of Samuel Akoma and
Kenneth Ananaba both males in an Hotel
room at Aba where the hoodlums lodged
after collecting ransom to release their
hostage. Two vehicles, including that of the
released hostage were recovered.
4. ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER/
RECOVERY OF BULLET PROOF JACKET:
On 24/07/2017 at about 2205hrs along
Milverton Area Aba, patrol team attached to
Central Police Station Aba while on routine
patrol, intercepted one Obasi Chibuike ‘m’
putting on Police bullet proof jacket and
extorting motorists. On sighting the patrol
team, suspect fled the scene but was over-
powered by the team. The following items
were recovered from him during search:
three live cartridges, one bullet proof, one
jack knife and an International Passport. The
suspect has however, confessed to being a
member of four man robbery gang
terrorizing Aba and its environs. Effort is put
in place toward arresting the other
members of his gang as well as recovering
their weapons.
5. ARREST OF SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS/RESCUE
OF VICTIM:
On 22/07/2017 at about 1305hrs, PMF 55
men on nipping point duty at Owerrinta
acting on a tip off, intercepted a 14 seating
Mitsubishi L300 bus with reg. no. SB 639
WER painted white and green and arrested
the duo of Chinemere Amamba aged 39yrs
and Nnamdi Monday both males of Nmelele
Isiala Ngwa South. The suspects abducted
one Ijeoma Okereke ‘f’ of Imo State
University Owerri at about 1200hrs along
Emekuku junction, Douglas road Owerri.
6. ARREST OF BURGLARS/RECEIVER AND
RECOVERY OF STOLEN ITEMS:
On 27/07/2017 at about 0645hrs, acting on
a tip off, detectives attached to Abiriba
Division arrested the duo of Ifendi Eke and
Nwokocha Ndukwe both males of Abiriba
who are behind series of house burglary
and stealing in the Community. The suspects
confessed to the allegation and led the
investigation to the arrest of one Arua Uta
Agbai ‘m’ of Abiriba that aids them in
disposing their loots. Items so far recovered
are bags, Electronics, empty carton of Plasma
TV carted away from the house of a
Cameroun based business man, Hon. Agbara
Ashiegbu. Investigation is in progress
toward recovering more stolen items.
