Police Nab 30 Suspects For Armed Robbery, Recover Stolen Vehicles
Officers of the Quick Intervention Team (QIT) and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Imo State Police Command have arrested 30 suspects for offenses including armed robbery, vehicle theft, cultism, and unlawful possession of firearms.
The operatives also recovered a substantial cache of arms and ammunition, three stolen vehicles, and two motorcycles.
The spokesman of the Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP Henry Okoye disclosed that on 7th November, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, armed assailants commandeered a Mercedes Benz GLE 350, registration number ABC-10CG, from one Chukwuebuka and his associates at Ikenegbu by Holy Family Catholic Hospital, Owerri.
Okoye said following a distress call, QIT operatives tracked the vehicle towards Okigwe Road, recovering it around 10:30 pm.
He informed that one suspect, Adamu Sani, a male from Kachia LGA, Kaduna State, was apprehended and has confessed to the crime, implicating Abdullahi, Emmanuel, and Emeka as his accomplices.
Okoye added; “Smilarly, on 8th November, 2025, at approximately 3:00 am, QIT operatives recovered a black Toyota Hilux with registration number NEM-14AG, reportedly stolen from a hotel in Rivers State.
“It was abandoned at New Owerri by De Angels around 5:00 am. On the same day, a Toyota Venza, previously stolen by three armed men at New Owerri by De Compound on 7th November, 2025, was recovered abandoned at Yar’Adua Drive by Chosen Church at approximately 5:30 pm. All vehicles have been identified by their rightful owners, while efforts continue to apprehend other fugitives.
“In a related development, on 2nd November, 2025, at approximately 8:30 am, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) conducting stop-and-search operations along Owerri/Aba Road intercepted two young men in a commercial bus en route to Owerri. A search of their persons led to the recovery of a cut-to-size locally fabricated double-barrel gun with three live cartridges.
“The suspects, identified as Uchechukwu Ahamefule, a 25-year-old male, and Miracle Eberechi, a 28-year-old male, both from Ogbu Umuorji, Osisioma, Abia State, confessed to being members of the Vikings/Bagar confraternity cult group. They admitted to having seized the firearm from a rival cult group in Aba for self-protection. The case remains under investigation as further efforts are underway to apprehend other members of their syndicate”.
Meanwhile , the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma has assured that the Command will maintain its proactive policing approach to eliminate criminal elements in Imo State.
He urged residents to remain law-abiding and to provide valuable information that will assist the Police in ensuring the state’s safety.
