Police rescue kidnap victims, arrest culprit, recover guns in Anambra

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Police rescue kidnap victims, arrest culprit, recover guns in Anambra

Anambra State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim and also arrested a culprit, while recovering guns and other incriminating materials.

A statement by the Anambra State police command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the arrest happened on Friday.

The statement said, “During the Easter celebration, we intensified security patrols aimed at ensuring that residents and visitors feel safe and to nip to the bud any untoward situation during the Easter holidays and beyond.

“During one of such patrols, the Police rescued two kidnap victims, arrested a notorious cultist/kidnapper, and recovered seven pump-action guns, seven live cartridges, three handcuffs, one cutlass, one axe, one dagger and other incriminating items.”

The statement added, “In the early hours of 18th April 2025, following an intense search operation, the Joint Security Team comprising the Police Operatives from Uli Police Divisional headquarters and Uli Vigilantes secured the safe return of two kidnapped victims in Ihiala.

“The armed men on Sunday, 13th April 2025 at 2pm at Amorka Village, Uli, along Onitsha Owerri Expressway double- crossed the victim’s vehicle, forced the occupants into another vehicle and zoomed off with them.

“The armed criminals abandoned the victim’s vehicle at the scene. The responding Police team have since recovered the abandoned vehicle to the Police Station for safekeeping.”

In another development, police officers attached to Fegge Divisional Headquarters by 1.30 pm a day before, while on patrol intercepted a bus parked suspiciously along Port Harcourt Road, Upper Iweka, Onitsha.

“During a search of the bus, they found a bag of rice containing Five Pump action guns, eight live cartridges and two handcuffs neatly concealed in it. The arms and the bus were recovered, and investigations are still ongoing to unmask the culprits.

“Also, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad/Anti- kidnapping Unit acting on credible information on 17th April 2025 by 1.27 pm arrested one Israel Akachukwu ‘m’ aged 25 years, recovered two pump action guns, two live cartridges, one Cutlass, one yellow Axe and a dagger in his apartment at Ezeigwe Street Nkpor, Idemili North LGA.

“The suspect confessed to being a member of the Viking’s Confraternity and is already working with the operatives to arrest other gang members,” the statement added.