JUST IN: Anambra Police Arrest Four-Man Gang Targeting UNIZIK Students in Awka (Photo)

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Akwuzu, have arrested a four-man gang involved in snatching phones and other valuables from residents, particularly students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka. The arrest was made during a night patrol along the Agu Awka/Ifite Awka axis in the early hours of 25th August 2025.

The suspects, Nnaji Chidera (19), Chijioke Mmaduabuchi (21), Wisdom Ogbonna (19), and Afamefuna Egbe (20), were apprehended with several recovered items. Exhibits include nine mobile phones, including a victim’s iPhone, a laptop, two tricycles with registration numbers LSD 464 QP and BLF 552 VH, four tricycle plate numbers, and a substance suspected to be a hard drug.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being part of a syndicate that regularly targets UNIZIK students and admitted that the multiple tricycle plate numbers were used to disguise their vehicles during robbery operations.

The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, commended the operatives for their prompt response and urged youths to avoid criminal activities. He reassured the public that the command will continue to ensure that criminals face the full weight of the law.

SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrests and recovery of the stolen items.