Police rescue two kidnap victims, arrest culprit, recover guns in Anambra

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By Madu Obi

The Anambra State Police command has rescued a kidnap victim and arrested the culprit in Anambra State. The command also recovered guns and other incriminating materials during the raid.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said that following an intense search operation, the Joint Security Team comprising the the Police operatives from Uli Police Divisional headquarters and Uli Vigilantes secured the safe return of the two kidnapped victims in Ihiala.

According to Ikenga, the command has intensified security patrols aimed at ensuring that residents and visitors feel safe during the Easter celebration.

He said: "During one of our patrols, the Police rescued two kidnap victims, arrested a notorious cultist/kidnapper, and recovered seven pump-action guns, seven live cartridges, three handcuffs, one cutlass, one axe, one dagger and other incriminating items."

He said that the kidnappers had double- crossed the victim's vehicle at Amorka, Ihiala local government area, forced the occupants into another vehicle and zoomed off with them.

He added that the criminals abandoned the victim's vehicle at the scene, adding that the Police team had since recovered the abandoned vehicle to the Police Station for safekeeping.

He added that in another operation, Police officers attached to Fegge Divisional Headquarters on patrol intercepted a bus parked suspiciously along Port Harcourt Road at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, adding that during a search of the bus, they found a bag of rice containing Five Pump action guns, eight live cartridges and two handcuffs neatly concealed in it.

He said the arms and the bus were recovered, while investigations are ongoing to unmask the culprits.

Ikenga added that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad/Anti- kidnapping Unit, acting on credible information, arrested a 19 year old Israel Akachukwu, recovered two pump action guns, two live cartridges, one cutlass, one yellow Axe and a dagger in his apartment at Ezeigwe Street, Nkpor in Idemili North local government area.

"The suspect has confessed to being a member of the Viking's Confraternity and is already working with the operatives to arrest other gang members."