The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended three suspected robbery gang members who specialize in dispossessing residents of their belongings, particularly vehicles, at gunpoint.
The suspects, identified as Monday Onoja, Sanusi Muhammed, and Kenneth Nwokpu, aged between 27 and 32, were arrested on May 30, 2025, at Agukwu-Nri in Anaocha Local Government Area.
In a statement released on Monday, the spokesman for the state command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspects were arrested based on the confession of a detainee in custody.
Ikenga said the police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, carried out the arrest at Agukwu-Nri, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
He said the team also recovered one automatic pump-action gun and items suspected to have been stolen, including a white Mercedes-Benz C300 4matic car with Reg No: KWC 140, an ash Lexus 350 car with Reg No: 669 CY, and two exotic phones.
He said;
“Police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu in the early hours of May 30, 2025 acting on information obtained from an armed suspect in custody arrested one Monday Onoja, Sanusi Muhammed, Kenneth Nwokpu all males and within the age bracket of 27 – 32 years.
“The team also recovered one automatic pump action gun, and items suspected to have been stolen from victims which include a white Mercedes Benz C300 4matic car with Reg No: KWC 140, ash Lexus 350 car with Reg No: 669 CY, and two exotic phones.
“The operatives have expanded investigations and emplaced every necessary measure to arrest other gang members that are currently at large.
“This development highlights the command’s proactive approach to potentially disrupting all criminal networks in the state.”
