Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Police in Anambra have bursted a robbery syndicate who specialises in snatching and dismantling as well as selling same vehicles as spare parts to buyers.
During the operation, the Police arrested four suspects and recovered a Barreta pistol,three life ammunition of .9mm and engine of a Car snatched at gunpoint*
According to SP Haruna Mohammed,PPRO* Anambra State Police Command,
“On the 5/5/2020 at about 11:30am following intelligence report,Police operatives attached to the Command Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested at different locations within Nkpor axis the following syndicate, Emeka Onyeoma ‘m’ aged 23 years, Chidiebele Amaluaka ‘m’ aged 22 years and Ezenwaokolo Ikechukwu ‘m’ aged 20 years respectively.
According to the Police, “Suspects had on 24/2/2020 at about 2:30pm allegedly lured one Pastor Uche Iheme ‘m’ aged 41 years of Awomama,Imo State, to a location behind First Bank Oyeolisa Ogidi and snatched his Toyota RAV4 Car with Reg number GRE 170 AA, Samsung J4 phone valued #82,000 and cash sum of Five thousand($5000) US Dollars.
“The suspects equally shot the victim on his left limb and fled, leaving him unconscious in the pool of his blood. ”
Discreet investigation also led to the arrest of their receiver one Abuchi James ‘m’ aged about 30 years at Mgbuka Obosi where the snatched vehicle was completely dismantled and sold out but the engine was recovered, Police confirmed.
Meanwhile,exhibits recovered from the suspects include one barreta pistol with three rounds of .9mm ammunition as well as the engine of the snatched vehicle.
Police said the case is under investigation afterwhich suspects would be charged to Court for prosecution, please.