Anambra State Police Command said its command has recovered four cartons, consisting of 170 pieces of unused cartridges with a weight of 50 kg, conveyed in a shuttle bus along Port Harcourt Road, Fegge, in Onitsha.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), revealed on Friday via their social media platform that the interception was spearheaded by the Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, after acting on credible information.
Although the alleged convener escaped arrest on sighting the security operatives while the driver was arrested, the commission has commenced interrogation sessions with the driver in their custody.
In a similar operation, a suspected car snatcher, Kingsley Orji, who hails from Okwudo village, Mgbidi in Imo State, was arrested on Thursday along Creek Road, Fegge, and the alledged stolen Lexus RX350 with registration number YAB 912 HR was recovered from him.
According to the report, the alleged stolen car had been reported to have been stolen at gunpoint by six armed men along the Love Line assembly in Imo State.
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Moreso, the arrested suspect has confessed to the crime, and the information obtained from him will be used by the security force to apprehend the other perpetrators involved in the heinous act.
CP Itam gave charge to operatives to continue in the good fight to combat crimes within the state and affirmed the commission’s commitment to uphold confidentiality for any information given that will lead to the apprehension of wrongdoers in society.
