Police recover snatched bus in Anambra
The police command in Anambra has recovered a shuttle bus snatched by suspected armed robbers at Nkwelle, Oyi LGA, on Saturday.
This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday.
The bus belongs to the Transport Company of Anambra State.
According to the statement, operatives attached to the Obosi Divisional Station on Saturday recovered a stolen shuttle bus with Registration Number: AGU 651 ZL at Nkwelle.
It explained that the operatives swung into action following a distress call by the driver to the control room of the police command in Anambra.
The command said that the suspects, a five-person armed gang, disguised themselves as passengers and dispossessed the driver of N20,000 and the shuttle bus.
“Consequently, the operatives acted swiftly and alerted the necessary security checkpoints to deny the criminals access to escape. (This) forced the hoodlums to abandon the vehicle at Slaughter Junction, in Nkwelle and fled through a nearby bush,” he said.
The command said security patrols had been intensified to enhance safety and nip the fleeing suspects of possible arrest.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Lagos
Troops intercept truckload of illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar coastal highway
He said preliminary investigations revealed that the illicit consignment was being transported to the Berger area of Lagos State.
![Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi [Photo Credit: Twitter]](https://gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/G_al6PKXIAAfMKN.jpg)
States
Kogi bans roadside revenue collection, haulage fees
“Offenders will be treated as criminals and economic saboteurs and, upon arrest, will be prosecuted in accordance with the law,” he stated.
States
Three-month-old, eight other family members killed in fresh Plateau attack
He said the attack began at about 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and lasted for more than an hour into the early hours of Sunday.
States
Rescue of Oyo abduction victims validates Tinubu’s security strategy: TMSG
According to the group, rescuing the victims after nearly two months in captivity affirms improved inter-agency synergy.
States
APC wins 18 chairmanship, 192 councillorship seats in Edo LG poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the seats across the state’s 18 local government areas and 192 wards.
Lagos
Lagos residents blame urbanisation, poor drainage infrastructure for worsening floods
Residents said the flooding challenge reflected years of urban growth that had outpaced drainage infrastructure.
