Puff Adder has recorded major breakthrough in Anambra state, says Haruna Mohammed

- As Police operatives arrested Nine robbery /Car snatching suspects including one chance syndicate.

- Recovers four firearms/ ammunition and other valuables snatched from their victims at gunpoints.

Publishing for the Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command; PPRO, SP Haruna Mohammed PPRO Anambra State Police Command said the Operation Puff Adder has recorded major breakthrough.

On sequence, the Puff Adder operatives in conjunction with Patrol team attached to B' division Awka while on stop and search duties along Ifite road, Awka on Friday, 28th June intercepted a one chance robbery syndicate operating with a Shuttle bus with registration number FGG 38 ZX and arrested the following suspects.

(1) Nonso Okakpu (Driver of the shuttle bus) 'm' aged 39years hails from Akwa village Ifite Dunu but resident at Umuodu Okpuno Awka;
(2) Vincent Nweke 'm' aged 25years hails from Umuawulu Nibo but resident at Nodu Okpuno Awka.
(3) Onyebuchi Odogwu 'm' aged 20years hails from Nkerefi in Nkanu East of Enugu State but resident at Okpuno Awka
(4) Emmanuel Paul Udeh 'm' aged 20years hails from Achi in Oji River and resident same.

During search on their persons and the vehicle, the following exhibits were recovered therefrom viz;

(1) One locally made double barrel pistol;
(2) Another fabricated double barrel pistol;
(3) One locally made revolver pistol;
(4) Four live .9mm ammunition.
(5) One expended .9mm ammunition.
(6) Five live cartridges
(7) Five Infinitix hot-5 phones
(8) One tecno phone
(9) One nokia phone
(10) One XQ Mobile phone
(11) One Q-UP Mobile phone
(12) One TKK phone
(13) Assorted charms
(14) Cash sum of #11,740 only.

The syndicate according to Mohammed's statement, specialized in robbing innocent students of their phones, snatching of cars and other valuables. Already some of the victims have been contacted through their phones and are trooping to the station to reveal circumstances surrounding their predicaments.

The case under investigation, after which suspects would be charged to Court for prosecution.

On Thursday, June 27th, at about 3:30pm, Puff Adder operatives in collaboration with the Command Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) trailed and arrested along Nteje/Otuocha road, one Emeka Onuku 'm' aged 20 years.

Suspect and his accomplices, robbed at gunpoint a Toyota Corolla car from one Obiorah Ifeanyi 'm' of No 104 Authur Eze street Awka on the same date at about 06am.

Exhibits recovered in his possession include the robbed Toyota Corolla Car.

The case under investigation and effort is ongoing to apprehend other fleeing accomplices in order to bring them to justice.

Consequently, on Friday, 28th June at about 4:30pm, Puff Adder operatives in collaboration with Police detectives attached to Uli division arrested a notorious Armed Robbery suspect one Kingsley Eze 'm' aged 24 years of Egbouma village in Imo State.

Suspect who is also a member of vickings confraternity secret cult. He went to Blessed Lodge at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University off campus ULI brandishing a locally made pistol loaded with a live cartridge but was arrested while trying to rob a student at the hostel.

Finally, on Sunday, 23rd June, at aboutt 3:pm one Chris Okafor 'm' of Agbani village, Ifite reported at Ozubulu Police Station that a female Facebook friend lured him to Ihembosi and that upon arrival at about 1:00pm, the supposed friend directed a bike man who picked and took him to the bush where he was robbed by five boys including the motorcyclist of his money cash sum of Seven thousand Naira (#7000) his handset and other valuables after beating him with a stick.

Following the report, Police detectives attached to Ozubu Division in conjunction with vigilante group cordoned off the Area and arrested the following suspects,

(I) Agbinelu Ikechukwu Stephen 'm' aged 28 years of Ububa village Nkpor,

(II) Sontochukwu Odita 'm' aged 20 years of Ububa village Nkpor and,

(III) Chukwuemeka Ifechuckwu 'm' aged 21 years of Uhualor village ihembosi.

All the suspects have confessed and the Complainant handset was recovered in their possession as exhibit.