Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Police Operatives in Anambra State while acting on a distress call had foiled attempt by unknown gunmen inside a tricycle close to Aroma junction who forced a vehicle to a stop and dragged out a middle aged man from his toyota Sienna car with registration number AWK-334-SZ.
The suspects according to the spokesperson of the Command, SP Haruna Mohammed also abducted the victim and whisked him away inside the tricycle towards ifite deep inside the bush.
Mohammed further stated in the statement that following the distress call, its operatives attached to B’ Division Awka in conjunction with vigilante group responded swiftly and went after the gang to a location inside an expansive bush at Agbani ifite Awka, where the assailants on sighting the Police abandoned their badly beaten victim later identified as one Chukwunenye Nwachukwu Nwadiobu ‘male’ popularly known as (Akirika) of Amudo village who was tied with a rope and about to be murdered on a laid wooden stake before the arrival of the Police.
Exhibits recovered at the scene include a blue and white coloured tricycle with registration number AWK-161-VG, ID card bearing one ORDINAKA AYAEGBUSI also identified by the victim as one of his assailants and other incriminating items.
Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing and efforts are being intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects in order to bring them to justice.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP John Abang, thanked “Ndi Anambra” for providing the Command with actionable intelligence and reassures the public of adequate protection”
CP Abang, further made a clarion call on all Ndi Anambra and residents alike to report the aforementioned suspect or any suspicious persons to the nearest Police Station or call police emergency number 07039194332 for prompt response, please.