Police bust criminal gang, recover 2 pump action guns, SUV in Anambra

<p>The police spokesman said that the Commissioner of Police commended the Joint Security Team for its vigilance.</p>, <span>Police bust criminal gang, recover 2 pump action guns, SUV in Anambra. NAN</span>, <h2>The Police Command in Anambra says it has busted a criminal gang and recovered two pump action guns and a Mercedes Benz SUV.</h2>, <p>The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who made the disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday in Onitsha, said that the gang was busted by the Police-led Forward Operating Base at Aguata.</p>, <p>Ikenga said that on Aug. 3, at about 8.30 p.m., a detachment of police-led forward operating base at Aguata, while on patrol of Uga-Ezinifite expressway, saw a Mercedes Benz SUV drive past at a very high speed.</p>, <p>“The police suspected that they might be kidnappers with an abducted victim.</p>, <p>“The team went in pursuit; several kilometres away, the team found the vehicle in a ditch, but without any occupant.</p>, <p>“They found clothes with blood stains in the vehicle as well as two pump action guns and a machete.</p>, <p>“The vehicle, a wine-colored Mercedes GLK 350 4matic, with Reg. No. ENU 484 JV, was recovered and deposited for safekeeping at Area Command Headquarters in Uga,” he said.</p>, <p>The police spokesman said that the Commissioner of Police commended the Joint Security Team for its vigilance.</p>, <p>He said that Adeoye had ordered full-scale investigation to locate the owner of the vehicle and ascertain the circumstances leading to the recovery of arms and offensive weapons from the fleeing hoodlums.</p>, <p>Ikenga urged people in the neighborhood not to harbour criminals, but to turn them over to law enforcement agencies in the interest of community safety.</p>