Anambra Police nabs three suspected criminals, recovers stolen vehicle in Ebonyi

The Police operatives attached to ‘B’ Division of the Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Mr Chukwujekwu Igiri, aged 21years, who resided at Mgbajiaka, behind Amenyi Girls’ Secondary School Awka, the state capital for stealing shuttle bus.

The suspect, according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, who announce the act in a statement in Awka, on Thursday, allegedly disappeared to an unknown destination with a newly purchased hijet cargo shuttle bus, and Ofiaku bread, worth fifty thousand naira {#50,000}, property of one Mr Uchenna Okeke, the Director of Ofiaku Restaurant Awka.

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He said the vehicle was recovered at Umuegara Ezzamgbo in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State, the hometown of the suspect, where the Ofiaku brand name written all over the body of the vehicle removed.

“Suspect was about selling the stolen bus at the rate of two hundred thousand naira {#200,000}, through his accomplices, but who were equally arrested namely; Maduabuchi Michael ‘m’ aged 22 years of Amechi Ezzamgbo and Chukwudi Ogeh ‘m’ aged 22 years of Amechi Ezzamgbo both in Ebonyi State.

“Consequently, the recovered vehicle has been registered as exhibit and the three suspects arrested and brought to Awka.

“The suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations”, Mohammed added.

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