The Anambra State Police Command, says it has arrested 32 suspected criminals in the state.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the State, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said in a statement on Sunday in Awka, that the operatives also recovered guns and other dangerous weapons from the suspects.
He added that the 32 suspects include cultists operating in the state.
Ikenga said the raids that led to the arrests was part of the determined efforts to rid Anambra of all forms of criminality.
According to the PPRO, the suspects were involved in crimes including armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, extortion and cultism.
“Acting on credible information, the Command operatives on March 30 arrested one Ozo Olie Ifeanyi, 43, in his residence at Odoje village, Onitsha and recovered one locally fabricated single barrel pistol and one live ammunition concealed in a bag.
“He has confessed to be a member of the Black Axe Cult Group and specialises in robbing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables,” he said.
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