Abia Police Arrest 20-Year-Old, Recover Gun, Suspected Cannabis, Three Motorcycles

Abia Police Arrest 20-Year-Old, Recover Gun, Suspected Cannabis, Three Motorcycles

The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Ebuka Nwakerindu, in connection with alleged motorcycle theft and recovered a locally made gun, a 50kg bag containing substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa, and three motorcycles during an operation in the state.

Nwakerindu, a resident of Umuokoromiri Village in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, was arrested on Thursday, September 24, following a raid by operatives of the police Anti-Kidnapping Unit at a suspected criminal hideout in Onitsha Ngwa, Obingwa Local Government Area.

The operation was conducted on Wednesday, September 23, following what the police described as actionable intelligence about criminal activities in the area.

According to the Abia Police Command, several suspects fled when they sighted the operatives during the raid.

The police said the fleeing suspects abandoned a locally made single-barrel long gun and a 50kg bag containing substances suspected to be cannabis.

Further investigation led to the arrest of Nwakerindu the following day.

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The command alleged that the suspect was involved in the theft and resale of motorcycles, adding that three motorcycles suspected to have been stolen were recovered from him.

The recovered firearm, suspected cannabis and motorcycles have been taken into police custody as exhibits while investigations continue.

The police said efforts were also underway to identify and arrest the other suspects who escaped during the operation.

The command said Nwakerindu would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigations, in accordance with applicable laws.

The operation was carried out under the direction of the Commissioner of Police, CP Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, as part of the command’s intelligence-led approach to tackling criminal activities across Abia State.

The commissioner reaffirmed the command’s commitment to proactive crime prevention, intelligence-led policing and the protection of lives and property.

The latest operation is part of ongoing efforts by security agencies to disrupt suspected criminal networks involved in motorcycle theft, illegal firearms and illicit drug activities in the state.

The police have not disclosed the identities of the other suspects who escaped from the hideout or stated whether they are wanted in connection with other crimes.

Investigators are expected to establish the ownership of the recovered motorcycles, determine the source of the suspected cannabis and establish how the locally made firearm came to be in the possession of the suspects.

Nwakerindu remains in police custody pending the conclusion of the investigation and any subsequent court proceedings.

Abia Police Arrest 20-Year-Old, Recover Gun, Suspected Cannabis, Three Motorcycles