The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday announced the arrest of a notorious cultist and armed robber, Anichebe Akachukwu, AKA Star B, in Uruagu village Oba, Idemili South Council Area of the state.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed in a statement in Awka.
The suspect, aged 18, is a confessed leader of the Vikings Secret Cult Confraternity and armed gang terrorizing Ogbaru LGA and Asaba in Delta State.
According to SP Ikenga, the suspect was arrested following a tip-off of intelligence gathered as he was receiving treatment in their den from a bullet wound sustained in their encounter with Police Operatives in Asaba.
He said the suspect has provided Police with information on their mode of Operations and names of other gang members, which is already aiding the ongoing investigation.
Ikenga said, “The Policing plan and model on Practical Intelligence, Technology-driven, and Tactical Operations already placed by the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, is already paying off.
“Also, Police on the 20th of May, 2024 in Okija, Ihiala LGA, recovered a white Porsche Cayenne Jeep with Reg Nos: AGL 60 HJ Lagos suspected to be an operational vehicle of secessionists, operating in Ihiala. “During a search of the vehicle, the operatives found a bag and discovered twenty-seven pieces of live 7.62m Ammunition, three live cartridges, one-touch light, charms, and other incriminating items
“To this end, the CP has charged the operatives to sustain the tempo and direct continuous onslaught operations aimed to weed out all the criminal elements and reduce crime to the barest minimum in the State.”
