Police arrest suspected IPOB member in Anambra
The police command in Anambra State has detained a suspected armed robber, believed to be a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in the state.
The suspect was arrested at Umuazu village, Nise, in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Awka.
He said, “Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command’s Special Anti-Cultism Squad, Enugwu-Ukwu, in the early hours of August 10, arrested one Charles Chinonso, aged 32. He is a suspected armed robber and member of a separatist group. A vehicle earlier reported stolen in Imo State was recovered. The recovery took place at Umuazu village, Nise, in Awka South LGA.’’
He stated that the arrest followed a complaint by a victim, who reported the vehicle was snatched at the World Bank Housing Area, Owerri West LGA, Imo State.
According to him, acting on credible technological intelligence, police operatives traced the vehicle’s location and effected the arrest.
The Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, assured the public that the command would liaise with police command in Imo State to ensure the suspect and vehicle were processed under extant legal procedures.
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