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FLASH: Fake Police, 2 Cultists Arrested In Anambra

Demilade Bakare
Demilade Bakare
Published: April 1, 2025
Last updated: April 1, 2025
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FLASH: Fake Police, 2 Cultists Arrested In Anambra | Daily Report Nigeria
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Men of the Anambra State Police command have arrested an impersonator, as well as two suspected cultists in the state.

Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the accused, a 50-years-old man, identified as Chidi Ekwesiri was said to have been impersonating as a police officer in the state.

 

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Confirming the arrest in a statement released on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the PPRO in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said further investigation and interrogations led to the arrest of two other people, who are suspected to be cultists.

The statement reads;

In the early hours of today 18th December 2024, Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad of the Nigerian Police Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State arrested one Chidi Ekwesiri (M) aged 50 years from Umunya, Oyi LGA and two others. They also recovered one automatic pump action gun and a Police uniform from the suspects,” 

 

“The Operatives spotted the suspect while on surveillance patrol along the Onitsha – Enugu Expressway by Unizik Temp Site. 

“During interrogations, the suspect claimed to be a Sergeant and a serving member of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos but later denied his earlier claim.

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“He also confessed that the gun was given to him by a yet to be identified man at Ukpo.

“Further information from the suspect led to the arrest of two other suspects who are currently undergoing Police interrogation.

 

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has directed the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for a comprehensive investigation. 

“The suspects will be charged to Court on conclusion of the investigations.” 

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