- Safiu Kehinde
The Anambra State Police Command has nabbed three robbery suspects and recovered a tricycle they allegedly stole from a victim in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area (LGA) on Sunday.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga.
According to Ikenga, the tricycle snatched from the owner was later recovered in Awarasi Village, Uga, Aguata LGA same day by police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad in the state.
“On September 21, at about 2.20pm, the command received a distress call on how a commercial tricycle operator was attacked at Isuaniocha bridge by armed men who dispossessed him of his yellow tricycle with registration number NZM 92 YH.
“Police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad swiftly mobilised to the scene, and the victim was rescued and taken to the hospital where he is responding to treatment,” he said.
Ikenga said the operatives traced the suspects to Awarasi Village, Uga, Aguata LGA, where they were arrested with the stolen tricycle recovered.
“During the operation, the suspects who attempted to escape on sighting the operatives, were given a hot chase and eventually arrested.” He said.
The police spokesman said that efforts were ongoing to uncover more leads related to the criminal activities of the suspects.
He said that the suspects would be charged to Court upon the conclusion of the investigations.