Anambra police arrest four burglary suspects, recovers stolen items

<p>The Police in Anambra State have arrested a four-man gang of burglars who allegedly specialize in burgling commercial shops across the state.</p>, <p>Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this said operatives of the command acted on a tip-off to arrest the suspects.</p>, <p>He said, “Acting on a tip-off received on 30th August 2023, the Police stormed the hideout of the gang and cordoned it off to prevent the escape of any of the gang members.</p>, <p>“Four suspects, all from Ebonyi State, were arrested while various items were recovered from them.”</p>, <p>Ikenga listed the items to include; “two ladies motorcycles, two big generators, one wheelbarrow, one deep freezer, three bags of rice and two large iron cutters.</p>, <p>A press release by Ikenga stated: “On interrogation, the suspects confessed to have broken into a store at Nanka in Orumba North LGA of Anambra State to steal the recovered items.</p>, <p>“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who commended the newly posted DPO in Ogidi, CSP Uche Onyinaya for hitting the ground running, having earlier arrested and recovered a Beretta Pistol from a cultist, asked the personnel not to relent in their pursuit of criminal elements.</p>, <p>“He directed that investigation be extended to Nanka to locate the owner of the store and Motor Licensing Office for records of owners of the motorcycles with a view to returning the recovered items to the rightful owners on bond while suspects are to be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.”</p>