From Marcel Duru, Owerri.
Imo State Police Command under CP Audu Garba Bosso has decried high rate of Crime for arrested over 559 suspects in Imo State describing it as very disgracefully unfortunate.Speaking with Journalists at Imo State Command Headquarters he vehemently said thatForest raids in Owerri West LGA -with Imo Security Organisation Vigilantes combed Eziobodo, Ihiagwa, Nekede, Okolochi forests, 24 suspects were arrested, including Jonah Abotu, Abel John, Ibrahim Ubande amongst others. Recovered: cannabis sativa, 60 unregistered motorcycles, other incriminating items. their target was kidnapping, violent, Suspects have moved to Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) for prosecution CP also disclosed that Anti-kidnapping Unit bust Armed robbery syndicatearrested five suspects armed robbery, attempted murder, vehicle snatching. Recovered One snatched shuttle bus,450 suspected stolen motorcycles ₦6.4m cash, vehicle plates, charms. Case started when driver Paul Ejike Ohaka went missing and bus found being repainted in Orlu workshop. Suspects allegedly offered ₦5m bribe – police rejected it.Bosso said that Police have arrested Rape murder of nursing student,Wenda Achumba, 21years, post-basic nursing student of Mercy College Obowo found dead in off-campus residence Umuadara, Umulogho, arrested One-man Okonkwo, 32 and Emmanuel Onyekachi, 25 Okonkwo confessed to rape and killing to conceal crime, implicated stressing that the Case has transferred to State Criminal Investigating Department (CID) for prosecution Nigeria Police Imo Command also Crackdown on criminal suspects arrested for kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, murder, child trafficking linked to Armed robbers Recovered: 4 assault rifles, 25 cartridges, 1,200kg cannabis, stolen aluminium sheets.
He further stated that 75 suspects have been arrested dismantled “Mother Valley” Criminal hide out camp in Orsu LGA. Recovered: 3 AK-47 rifles, magazines, 65 rounds, pistols, 6 stolen motorcyclesAdapalm Ohaji/Egbema attack*: Police engaged hoodlums who set equipment ablaze. 1 suspect shot dead.Bisso also revealed that two drug peddlers arrested at Nkweshi, Oguta LGA with large consignment of illicit drugs in Ford J5 bus He said that Police strategy under Intelligence-driven operations synergy with vigilantes, military, community stakeholdersProactive combing of forests black spots to restore public confidence Anti-Kidnapping Unit (VCRU)are handling major casesadding that crime wave has drastically reduced in the State due to these efforts.”Imo Police focus on kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism recovered 450 bikes through forest raids, nursing student murder suspects are now in custody while Investigation approach intelligence community.”
