Most wanted armed robber/cultist arrested by police with operational vehicle in Anambra

By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha

The Commissioner of police Anambra state command, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam on Wednesday said that the most wanted armed robber and cultist,, Anichede Akachukwu, has been arrested with operational vehicle and some incriminating items.

CP. Akachukwu revealed the committed efforts of the command to sustain Police onslaught operations and Security/Safety dominance in the State.

According to him, the Policing plan and model on Practical Intelligence, Technology-driven, and Tactical Operations already in place has paid off, adding that the arrest of the notorious and most wanted cultist and armed robber in Uruagu village, Oba, Idemili South council Area.

The Nations News Nigeria reports that the suspect, Anichede Akachukwu ‘M’ 18 years, is a confessed leader of Vikings Secret cult Confraternity and armed gang terrorizing Ogbaru council and Asaba in Delta State.

The arrest of the suspect,. Akachukwu was as a result of the 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 suspect has provided Police with information on their mode of operations and names of other gang members which is already aiding the ongoing investigation.

Also, Police on 20/05/2024 in Okija, Ihiala recovered a white Porsche Cayenne Jeep with Reg Nos: AGL 60 HJ Lagos suspected to be operational vehicle of the successions operating in Ihiala.

It was gathered that during a search of the vehicle, the operatives found a bag and discovered Twenty-Seven pieces of live 7.62m ammunition, three live cartridges, one-touch light, charms, and other incriminating items

According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, (SP), 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.