IMO POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE OF 6TH APRIL, 2023.
[contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"]As CP Bade orders manhunt for the manufacturers of the locally made gun.
Operatives of the Command’s tactical team on 05/04/2023, at about 1230hrs, while on surveillance patrol along Owerri-Port Harcourt road, apprehended one Oguzie Chukwudi ‘m’ 32yrs, of Amasa Ngugo, Ikewduru LGA, Imo State, unlawfully in possession of three (3) locally made Revolver Pistols, fifteen (15) rounds of live cartridges, varieties of prohibited hard drugs and other robbed items.
The arrest of the hoodlum was sequel to the dexterity and curiosity shown by the clever operatives while conducting an intelligence-led stop-and-search on a commercial bus they intercepted.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is the gang leader of a notorious armed robbery syndicate on the command’s wanted list, famous for their nefarious activities in the state. He equally confessed to some of the crimes perpetrated by his gang. Effort is on top gear to track down other suspects at large and the local manufacturer of the gun. They will be arraigned in court on completion of a diligent investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde psc(+) while commending the operatives for their proactiveness, charged them to dominate the entire security space and continue to mop-up illicit fire arms from the hands of criminally minded elements in the state. He then appealed to the law abiding residents to report any suspicious person/activities in their neighbourhood to the nearest Police Station or via the Command’s emergency lines 08034773600 or 08098880197 or 08145235444.
ASP HENRY OKOYE
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
IMO STATE COMMAND.