Jubilation As 18-Year-Old ‘Most Wanted Armed Robber, Cultist’ Arrested, Recover Ammunition, Others
The Anambra State Police Command says its personnel have arrested an 18-year-old alleged armed robber and cultist.
The police described the suspect as a “notorious and most wanted cultist and armed robber in Uruagu village”.
The police said the suspect identified as Anichede Akachukwu, also known as Star B, who is a confessed leader of Vikings Confraternity and an armed gang terrorising Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state and Asaba, in the neighbouring Delta State, was arrested on May 17.
The spokesperson for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga, who made this known in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Awka, the state capital, said the police operatives recovered an operational vehicle, ammunition and other incriminating items from the suspect.
The police spokesperson said, “The policing plan and model on practical intelligence, technology-driven, and tactical operations already placed by the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has paid off, following the arrest on 17/5/2024 of a notorious and most wanted cultist and armed robber in Uruagu village, Oba, Idemili South LGA.
“His arrest is following a tip-off of intelligence gathered as he was receiving treatment in their den from a bullet wound sustained in their encounter with Police Operatives in Asaba.
“The suspects have provided police with information on their mode of operations and names of other gang members which is already aiding the ongoing investigation.”
Ikenga added that police on Monday in Okija, in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state also recovered a white Porsche Cayenne SUV with Reg No: AGL 60 HJ Lagos suspected to be an operational vehicle of the gang operating in the area.
“During a search of the vehicle, the operatives found a bag and discovered 27 pieces of live 7.62m ammunition, three live cartridges, one torch light, charms and other incriminating items.
“To this end, the CP has charged the operatives to sustain the tempo and direct continuous onslaught operations aimed to weed out all the criminal elements and reduce crime to the barest minimum in the state,” Ikenga added.
