CP Mustapha Dandaura Anambra
Police
CP Mustapha Dandaura Anambra
Police
Police Nab Cultists, Robbery Syndicates in Anambra
ARREST OF A ONE CHANCE ROBBERY SYNDICATE.
On the 10/5/2019 at about 4:30pm,Police detectives attached to
Isiuwulu Division arrested three man robbery syndicate as
follows,
– Friday OKPE ‘m’ aged 24 years of Ijubam in Ado LGA of Benue
State , residing at No:3 Obi Christian street Nkpor.
– Peter Ochai ‘m’ aged 21 years of Imgeala in Okpoku LGA Benue
State residing at Afor Ogidi and,
– Chukwuebuka Okafor ‘ m’ aged 23 years of Uzoegbu Street,
Nkpor.
2. Suspects had on the 19/4/2019 conspired and snatched a bag
belonging to one Mercy Anekwe ‘f’ containing her money sum of
fifteen thousand Naira (15000) camon Xpro valued at (#75,000)
TECNO 66I Valued (N7,800) and Power bank valued (#3,500) inside a
KEKE NAPEP along Limca road Nkpor in Idemili North LGA of Anambra
State.
3. Exhibit recovered from the suspects includes the
Complainant’s SIM card.
4. Case under investigation after which suspects would be
charged to Court for prosecution.
ARREST OF SUSPECTED CULT MEMBERS:
In order to stem the tide of cultism in the State, the Command
Special Anti Cult unit (SPACS) has during the period under review
carried out intensive Raids on Criminal hideouts in various
communities within the State as follows,
2. On the 04/05/2019 at Okija /Ihiala axis, 18 suspected
cultists arrested. On 05/05 /2019 at Ekwulobia axis, 06 suspected
cultists arrested. 0n 06/05/19 at Nteje/Awkuzu axis 15 suspected
cultists arrested. On 07/05/19 at Nkpor Uno , 05 suspected cultists
arrested. On 08/05/2019, at Ifite Awka axis , 11 suspected cultists
arrested. On the 09/05/2019, at Oko /Nanka, 22 suspected cultists
arrested. On 10/05/19, at Enugwu ukwu/Nimo/Nise , 18 suspected
cultists arrested respectively.
3. From all the raids carried out between 04/5/2019 to date, a
total number of 95 suspected cultists were arrested. 32 suspects
were screened out, 28 suspects charged to court. 10 were placed
under police supervision for being under age, while 25 others are
under investigation.
CONSPIRACY/KIDNAPPING/ EXTORTION AND OBTAINING UNDER FALSE
PRETENSE :
On the 6/5/2019 one Rita Madubuonu ‘f’ aged 30 years of Okosi
road Inland town Onitsha, reported at Inland town Division Onitsha
that sometimes in 2012 her brother one Master Chinedu Anthony
Madubuonu ‘m’ aged 21years of same address got missing and all
efforts made to locate him proved abortive.
2. However, She was later contacted via phone call in 2013 by
one Caroline surname unknown that her brother was imprisoned at
Owerri Prison and that his release will be secured only if she
makes payment into 2 Bank Accounts given to her.
3. Preliminary investigation revealed that Complainant was
decieved by the syndicate and used as a conduit pipe to extort
money from her under false pretense of securing the release of her
missing brother whose whereabout is still unknown.
4. Following the report, Police detectives attached to the
Command traced and arrested four suspects in connection with the
crime as follows,
(i) Obierika Samuel Tochukwu ‘m’ aged 40yeas of Ezi_ Agulu
village Aguleri
(ii) Godstime Okhae ‘m’ aged 26years of magazine Avenue GRA
Onitsha.
(iii) Chinedu Joseph Madufor ‘m’ aged 20years of No. 2 New Nkisi
Magazine junction GRA Onitsha .
(vi) Celestine Chukwuemeka ‘m’ aged 35yrs of No.27 Idigo Rd
Aguleri.
5. Suspects have defrauded her of the sum of One million and
four hundred thousand naira(#1.400,000) between 2013 and 2016 which
she allegedly deposited into their Bank account in various
instalments.
6. Case transferred to State Criminal investigation department
(CID)for discreet investigation.
SP Haruna Mohammed, PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For -Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.