Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have apprehended a four-man gang notorious for dispossessing tricycle operators and unsuspecting residents of their mobile phones and other valuables.
The suspects were nabbed in the early hours of Monday, August 25, 2025, during a night patrol by the Rapid Response Squad, Akwuzu, along the Agu Awka/Ifite Awka axis.
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Confirming the arrest in a press release, the state command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said:
“The men intercepted a tricycle and arrested a four-man criminal syndicate specialising in robbing unsuspecting residents, particularly students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, of their phones and other valuables.
“The suspects included; Nnaji Chidera ‘m’ 19 years, Chijioke Mmaduabuchi ‘m’ 21 years, Wisdom Ogbonna ‘m’ 19 years and Afamefuna Egbe ‘m’ 20 years.
“Exhibits recovered are, 9 brands of phones including the victim’s iPhone, one laptop, two tricycles with registration numbers LSD 464 QP and BLF 552 VH, four different tricycle plate numbers and a substance suspected to be a hard drug.”
Ikenga disclosed that the suspects confessed during interrogation, admitting they were part of a criminal syndicate targeting students in the Awka area.
“They further revealed that the multiple tricycle plate numbers found with them were usually used to disguise their operational vehicles whenever they embarked on armed robbery,” he added.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, while commending the operatives for their swift action, warned that the command would not tolerate criminal activities in the state.
“He warned that the Command will not relent in ensuring that criminals face the full weight of the law,” the statement read.
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