POLICE NAB TWO SUSPECTED CULTISTS IN ANAMBRA, SEIZE GUN, 16 CARTRIDGES

March 22, 2025

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Anambra State police have arrested two suspected cultists involved in armed robbery.

According to police spokesperson SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the arrests were made following reports of phone thefts by robbers at Club Street in Awka.

In response, Commissioner of Police Ikioye Orutugu swiftly took action to address the situation.

Ikenga said: “Innocent road users along Club Road, Awka, popularly known as Abakaliki Street, are regularly robbed of their phones.

“As a result, police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cult Unit, Enugwu Ukwu, visited the area in the early hours of 18th March 2025 and arrested Chibuike Ozoekwem, male, 22 and Favour Patrick, female, 19.”

He stated that both suspects were tracked and arrested in an uncompleted building at Onwurah Street, Awka.

“The operatives recovered one pump-action gun, 16 expended cartridges, a battle axe, and two suspected stolen phones.

“Subsequently, a victim identified one of the recovered phones and stated that she had been robbed at gunpoint by four armed men along Club Road on 13th March 2025.

“The police operatives have expanded their investigation to apprehend other gang members. Further details will be communicated in due course,” Ikenga said.

He added that the suspects would face court charges once the investigation is complete.