Five Arrested, Victims Rescued, As Police Storm Abductors’ Camps In Anambra

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

The Anambra State Police command has announced the arrest of five suspects in connection with the spate of kidnappings, armed robberies and other criminal activities rocking parts of the State.

A statement from Tochukwu Ikenga, SP, spokesperson for the State Police Command, on Sunday, March 2, 2025, said the suspects were apprehended following series of operations conducted under the ongoing Security Operational Review and Safety Initiatives in the State.

The new security operational framework is in response to the new Commissioner of Police, CP, Ikioye Orutugu to the unbridled reign of terror by hoodlums in the State.

According to the Police statement, Operatives on February 16, 2025, at about 2.00 pm, in a swift response to a kidnapping incident, stormed and rescued the victims  at Ejison Fuel Station along the Enugu-Onitsha Express way.

The operatives who were from the 3-3 Police Divisional Headquarters, also, through an intelligence-driven follow-up operation, arrested two suspects in connection with the abduction.

Items recovered from the two suspects include one ash-coloured Toyota Corolla car belonging to the kidnap victim. The vehicle was recovered at a mechanic workshop in the the 3-3 Area.

The Police spokesperson informed that the suspects, while holding the victim in their cell, forcefully withdrew over one  million Naira from his account. This is in addition to dispossessing him of two mobile phones valued at over N820 ,000.

In another development, the Police said Operatives based on the receipt of actionable intelligence invaded kidnappers operational camp in Igbariam and arrested three members of the gang 

“In the early hours of February 22, 2025, Police Operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad stormed a criminal hideout in Igbaariam and arrested Miracle Chukwunonso, Chunweze  Charles ,and Bonaventure Chigozie, all males aged between 20 and 26 years”, the police stated 

The suspects, the Police f

noted, have been identified by some of the victims of their activities .

A total sum of N 250,000 was withdrawn from one of the victims’ account on February 21,2025 

While reaffirming its renewed commitment towards providing adequate security of lives and properties, the Command, also, assured that all the suspects will be arraigned as soon investigations are concluded .