Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Joint Security Force in Anambra State has dislodged a criminal group and arrested four gang members in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement he made available to Journalists on Tuesday.
Ikenga said the arrest followed information received over time of planned attacks on security agents and innocent citizens by the dreaded group.
According to him, one of the four suspects arrested was 32-year-old Maduabuchi Nwafor popularly known as Omenkpo of Ufuma Community.
He said Maduabuchi has also been found to be one of the native doctors who prepares criminal charms for the group and uses his shrine for initiation ceremonies and meeting points for the criminals.
He also said one of the suspects whose name he failed to disclose is already assisting the police with information, having confessed to being one of the gunmen dispatched by the group to enforce illegal sit-at-home on May 30th, 2024.
He said the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has ordered investigations to be widened and deepened to identify hideouts of the insurgents seeking to destabilise and truncate development in the State.
He added that the Commissioner has assured that the Police Command under his watch will continue to serve the people selflessly and will jealously protect the sources of its information to protect informers from harm.
