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Insecurity: 5 arrested over armed robbery, car snatching in Ebonyi

***Recovers two cars, locally-made guns

By Enyinna Omoke, Abakaliki

Ebonyi State Police command operatives have arrested one Okoro Daniel Obumneme who stole a Black Prado jeep belonging to a customer who patronised a car wash in Abakaliki shopping mall that employed him. The suspect was traced to Mgbuka Obosi in Anambra state, where he intended to sell the vehicle, and it was recovered.

In a similar vein, operatives of the command arrested the following suspects; Praise Chukwudi ‘M’ 30yrs, Chukwudi Victor Onuagba ‘M’ 27yrs, Solomon Friday Godwin ‘M’ 25yrs, and Chidiebere Chidozie ‘M’ 24yrs, the suspects conspired and robbed a Mercedes 300 car from one Kenneth Aluma ‘M’ at Ndufu Alike Ikwo at gunpoint, they also robbed one Ogoh Chimaobi Solomon ‘M’ who operates a POS machine and made away with cash of six hundred and one thousand Naira (#601,000) and a Camon 19 Tecno phone.

The suspects were arrested through painstaking intelligence gathering at Precious guest house Onicha in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State, where the vehicle and two locally-made guns were recovered from them. The suspects will be charged in court once the investigation into the matter is concluded.

The Commissioner Of Police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya,is using this medium to assure the residents of the state that the command would leave no stone unturned in going after criminals who refuse to desist from crime.

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