ANAMBRA POLICE RECOVERS ALLEGED STOLEN N636,700, FIREARMS, VEHICLES FROM FLEEING SUSPECTS
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The Anambra Police Command says its officers found and took back N636,700 in cash, some guns, and a broken-down car that was left behind by people who committed a robbery in Abagana, which is in the Njikoka Local Government Area.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, shared this information in a statement released in Awka and given to journalists on Wednesday.
Ikenga stated that the operation was carried out by the Commissioner of Police’s Special Patrol Team on Dec. 16.
“The operatives of the Anambra Commissioner of Police Special Patrol, at about 5:00 pm, on Dec. 16, during an offensive security operation in Abagana, recovered one pump-action rifle, one locally fabricated single-barreled rifle and one ash Toyota Highlander with Registration Number: UWN 680 PE.
“During the operation, the operatives also recovered suspected stolen cash, amounting to ₦636,700 and other incriminating items,” he added.
He explained that the operatives pursued the suspects in a hot chase.
“When they ran into an accident, they abandoned their vehicle and fled.
The command’s spokesman said that the suspects were currently being tracked, and intelligence-led operations had been intensified to ensure their arrest.
He assured residents of the command’s commitment to proactive policing, maintaining law and order and safeguarding lives and property in the state.
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