
POLICE BUST FOUR-MAN KIDNAP GANG, SEIZE THREE VEHICLES, OTHERS IN ANAMBRA
Agency Report
Police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad in Awkuzu, Anambra State, have raided a suspected criminal hideout in Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area, and apprehended four suspects, including a woman.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed in a statement that the operatives acted on reliable intelligence.
He said that during the raid, three vehicles, namely: one black Lexus GS 350 with Reg. No: ENU 561 LY, one ash colour Toyota Camry with Reg. No: UWN 614 HK and one navy blue colour Toyota Corolla with Reg. No: UMZ 135 AD, were recovered.
Also, one HP Laptop, one car spraying machine, motor wires, and pieces of methamphetamine hard drugs were recovered at the scene.
According to Ikenga, the suspects include Chigozie Udolisa, alias T. Dollars, Anaolu Joseph, alias Blue, Chukwuka Udolisa, alias Uduakomiri and the female among them, Chinaza Udemezue all within the age bracket of 19 – 28 years.
He said that all the suspects have confessed to being members of kidnapping, armed robbery and car-snatching syndicates.
He added that the lady among them, Chinaza Udemezue, revealed that her boyfriend who is a member of the gang, escaped the scene with their arms and ammunition upon sighting the Police.
“The suspects are currently undergoing police interrogation aimed at getting more details on their modus operandi and arresting the other suspects that are currently on the run”, he stated.
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