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ANAMBRA: POLICE ARREST LEADER OF CRIMINAL GANG THAT ROBBED HOTEL AND RAPE STAFF.(PHOTO).


Police Arrest Leader Of Criminal Gang Which Robbed Hotel and R*ped Staff.

Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a press release said while the leader of the gang was arrested, his members escaped.

The leader of a criminal gang which specializes in robbing commuters along Ufuma – Oko – Uga- Amaokpala road in Orumba North and Aguata Local Government Areas of Anambra state, has been arrested.

He was arrested by the operatives of the Anambra State Police Command.

Ikenga revealed that the group leader confessed that it was his gang which recently robbed a hotel in Ndikelionwu, where a female staff was r*ped.

The release read: “Police Operatives attached to Oko divisional headquarters acting on credible information in the early hours of 6/9/2022 burst a criminal hideout, an uncompleted building along Oko – Ufuma expressway in Orumba North LGA.

“Operatives arrested one Okechukwu Okpo ‘M’ age 24 years of Ndobasi village, Ebonyi State. One locally fabricated pistol, two live cartridges and three plasma television were recovered.

“The criminal gang on sighting the police vehicle opened fire on the operatives, who responded swiftly, engaging the armed robbers in a gun battle. While other gang members fled the scene, Okechukwu was arrested.

“Preliminary investigations show that the gang were responsible for over 25 armed robberies, kidnapping, car-snatching incidents that have happened along Oko Ufuma, Uga, Amaokpala expressway, among others.

“The most recent according to the confessional statement of the suspect (Okechukwu) is an attack in a hotel on 13/8/2022 at Ndikelionwu, where a female staff was r*ped and the gang also made away with three television and other items. Efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing gang members.”

Ikenga also stated that four other suspected criminals have been arrested in a separate incident.

He said the suspects were arrested in conjunction with local security, and they include; on


 

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