The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects for various crimes and rescued four kidnapped victims.
Ikioye Orutugu, the state Commissioner of Police, made the statement while briefing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Awka on Friday.
He stated that the rescued victims included a Catholic reverend father, Stephen Echezona, who was kidnapped at a fuel station in Ichida on March 23, 2025.
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The commissioner said, “On March 23, 2025, a joint security team comprising the police, military, and other security operatives secured the release of Rev. Father Stephen Echezona at Ihiala. The priest, who was rescued unharmed, was abducted at a fuel station in Ichida. A joint security force engaged the armed criminals, who were operating in an unregistered white Lexus SUV, in a gun duel, subdued them, and rescued him.”
“Also, on March 22, 2025, at about 7:20 a.m., the police rescued three kidnapped victims along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Ozubulu. The victims, who had sustained various degrees of injuries inflicted by the criminals, were rushed to the hospital by the joint security team. They are currently responding to treatment and have been debriefed by the police. Operations are ongoing to track and arrest the assailants.”
“On the same date, March 22, 2025, police operatives attached to the Obosi Division, during an intelligence-led patrol along the Obosi-Nkpor Expressway, arrested one Kosiso Okonkwo and recovered a Beretta pistol. The suspect confessed to being a member of the Aye Confraternity.”
Orutugu revealed that the police also seized arms and ammunition, including 10 assorted firearms, 16 expended cartridges, 46 live rounds of ammunition, four vehicles, and other incriminating items.
He stated that the police, working with other security agencies and the Anambra State Vigilante Group, had intensified patrols and conducted targeted operations to combat crime across the state.
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