The Imo State Police Command has in the past two months recorded a significant success in its fight against crime by arresting 147 suspects involved in various crimes like armed robbery, Kidnapping, murder, rape, stealing, receiving stolen properties amongst other crimes.
The success according to the Commands Spokesperson Henry Okoye was through thorough investigations and intelligence-led operations.
He said that in the course of the operation, five armed suspects were neutralised and seven Kidnap victims rescued from the hands of their captors.
He said: “Following thorough investigations and intelligence-led operations, 147 suspects were arrested for crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, rape, stealing, receiving stolen property, child trafficking, and terrorism. Recovered from these suspects were 7 AK-47 rifles, 3 AK-47 magazines, 7 pump action guns, 7 locally fabricated long guns, 178 live cartridges, 3 motorcycles, various denominations of Biafra currency, 4 Biafra flags, and several criminal charms.
“In the course of the operations, five armed suspects were neutralized during fierce gun battles with police operatives, and seven kidnapped victims were successfully rescued.
“A major breakthrough occurred on 20th May 2025 around 1600hrs in Umuaka, Njaba LGA, when Anti-Kidnapping operatives arrested Ozioma Ihedoro, a 37-year-old native doctor on the Command’s wanted list. He admitted to being the spiritual adviser to an IPOB/ESN commander known as “B44.”
A search of his shrine recovered an AK-47 rifle, three magazines, and seven live rounds. He is cooperating with investigators, providing intelligence to dismantle other syndicates at large.
“In a related development on 19th May 2025, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in synergy with operatives of Njaba Division, arrested three armed robbery suspects—Chinonso Anayo (aka Pablo, 24), Emmanuel John (21), and Ifeanyi John (20), all from Isiagu, Ebonyi State.
“They were apprehended during a surveillance operation and confessed to multiple robberies. Police recovered one Q-Link motorcycle, two pump action guns, and fifteen live cartridges.”
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