Police arrest ‘three armed robbers’, recover stolen vehicle in Anambra

The Anambra police command says its operatives have arrested three suspected armed robbers.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, said in a statement issued on Friday that operatives also recovered a stolen vehicle from the suspects.

Ikenga said the suspects were apprehended in a black Lexus 330 SUV on Wednesday by the special anti-cultist squad at Kwata Junction in Awka, the state capital.

“Operatives of the special anti-cultism squad Enugu Ukwu while on patrol in the morning of 15th January 2025 intercepted three occupants of a black-coloured Lexus 330 SUV without a plate number at Kwata junction, Awka,” the statement reads.

“During interrogation by the operatives, the suspects Ifesinachi Okonwko ‘M,’ aged 22 years, Chisom Okafor ‘M,’ aged 20 years, and Oderah Ebenezer ‘M,’ aged 20 years, respectively confessed to having stolen the car at Isuaniocha Village, Awka north, and are members of the same criminal gang terrorising innocent citizens in Awka.

“Given the above, the command invites anyone looking for the vehicle as highlighted above, especially residents of Isuaniocha to come to the office of the police public relations officer Awka with valid proof/evidence of ownership for verification and possible collection.”