LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Anambra State Police have arrested a four-man gang of burglars who allegedly specialize in burgling commercial shops across the State.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, made the disclosure, stating that the command’s operatives acted on a tip-off to arrest the suspects.
“Acting on a tip-off received on 30 August, the Police stormed the hideout of the gang and cordoned it off to prevent the escape of any of the gang members,” he said.
“Four suspects, all from Ebonyi State, were arrested while various items were recovered from them.”
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Ikenga listed the items to include, “two motorcycles, two big generators, one wheelbarrow, one deep freezer, three bags of rice and two large iron cutters.”
According to the statement, “On interrogation, the suspects confessed to have broken into a store at Nanka in Orumba North LGA of Anambra State to steal the recovered items.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who commended the newly posted DPO in Ogidi, CSP Uche Onyinaya for hitting the ground running, having earlier arrested and recovered a Beretta Pistol from a cultist, asked the personnel not to relent in their pursuit of criminal elements.
“He directed that investigation be extended to Nanka to locate the owner of the store and Motor Licensing Office for records of owners of the motorcycles with a view to returning the recovered items to the rightful owners on bond while suspects are to be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.”