Anambra Police Arrest Two Armed Robbers On Second Niger Bridge

The Anambra State Police Command have arrested  two armed robbers who were robbing unsuspecting citizens of their belongings on the Second Niger Bridge.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed in a statement on Monday, September 4, 2023, that the suspects had been apprehended by operatives from the Harbour Division the previous week.

“The Police team which was on surveillance patrol on the Bridge to prevent vandals from stealing expansion joints were alerted to activities of the gang near the Obosi end of the bridge,” he added.

“The Covert Police Team monitored the gang and swooped in on them arresting two of the gangsters while others fled.

“When searched, two daggers and five sim cards removed from previously stolen phones were recovered from the suspects aged between 20 and 22 years.

“One of the suspect hailed from Enugu State and the other from Ebonyi State.

“The Commissioner of Police CP Aderemi Adeoye commended the Police Team for its vigilance and courage in confronting the gang. He has directed that owners of the recovered sim cards be located with a view to assembling evidence for successful prosecution of the arrested suspects.”