The Anambra State Police Command
have arrested three suspected car snatchers and recovered 150 mobile phones in
the state.
The state Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), a Superintendent of Police (SP), Haruna Mohammed, while
confirming the arrest of the suspects and recovery of the 150 phones disclosed
that the three suspects specialised in car and handsets snatching.
According to him, the phones were
stolen from different victims.
The suspects are Anyingor Arinze, of
Othuke, Asaba Delta State, Chinedu Nweke of Mbekwe Estate, Ogidi in Idemili North
Local Government Area of Anambra State and Ebuka Christian Eziamaka
of Ire village, Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area.
Mohammed said: “On August 26, following credible
intelligence report, Puff-Adder Operatives, in conjunction with Police
detectives attached to Aguata Police Division arrested the suspects.
The image maker said: “The suspects
are part of the gang allegedly involved in series of robberies and carjackings
in Anambra and Asaba axis, including the snatching of Toyota Corolla 2004
and Lexus 300 cars on July 21, in Aguata. Exhibits recovered from them
are; one Gionee handset belonging to one of the victims whose vehicle was
snatched. Other exhibits recovered are 12 Itel phones of different models, 26
Infinix phones of different models, 32 Tecno phones of different models, 16
Samsung phones of different models, three Gionee phones of different models and
60 other smaller phones of different make and models all reasonably suspected
to have been snatched from different victims. The case is under investigation
after which suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.”
Mohammed said that the command
enjoined members of the public, whose handsets were either snatched or stolen
to report at the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS), Akwuzu, with proof of
ownership to claim their handsets and also give further evidence to aid Police
investigations.
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