CP GARBA BABA UMAR PRESS BRIEF. Anambra is in safe hands.

                PRESS BRIEFING:

        ANAMBRA POLICE COMMAND

Gentlemen of the Press, I welcome you all to this Press conference
today 29th June, 2017. I look forward to your maximum cooperation in
fighting crime in the Command.

The Command under my watch is
determined to make Anambra State a ”NO GO AREA FOR CRIMINALS”.
I sincerely call on you to take this message to Ndi-Anambra that we
must all work together to sustain the relative peace in the State.

The purpose of this briefing is to intimate you on our exploits within
the last five days of my assumption of duty in the State. We have put in
place intelligence led Policing and crime prevention strategies in the
Command.

The Police Command has successfully clamped down on
criminals in the following cases:

1.OFFENCE: MURDER
ARREST OF A VIGILANTE OPERATIVE ATTACHED TO BREWERY DEPOT
IN AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

• On the night of 22nd June, 2017, the suspect Emeka Anorunso ‘m’
25 yrs while on duty as a security guard, in the premises of a
distributor to NBL located along Oko road, Ekwulobia in Aguata
LGA, killed a person yet to be identified.

• 2 . The suspect buried the corpse in a shallow grave within the
premises. He failed to report the incident to anyone including his
employer and co-workers. On 26/6/2017 offensive odour within
the premises compelled the workers to a search revealing an
unusual earth work in a portion of the premises.

• 3. The workers confronted the security men on what they
found. He said he defecated into the ground and covered it.

He was asked to open the ground. He did and confessed to having
killed an intruder who came into the premises on 22/6/62017
night.

Preliminary Police investigation revealed the suspect  beheaded the corpse, burnt it before burying it in the shallow
grave. The suspect is helping in the investigation as ritual killing is
suspected.

• Items recovered from the suspect include: one pump action
revolver gun, cellphones, sim cards, cards, blood soaked blankets,
blood soaked wrapper.

2. ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERS:

(a) On 27TH June, 2017 at about 23:00 hrs following intelligence
report, Police detectives arrested two suspects who broke into
Union bank Nkpor and attempted to break into the strong room
of the bank.The suspects were later arrested with One drilling
machine and one sawing machine.The confessed to the crime
committed at the bank.The arrested suspects are:

• One Michael Nwokedi “M” 18 years form Ogbedibia village
Onitsha
• One Praise Okoli “M” 18 years of Awomama Imo State.

( b) Also, on 28/6/2017, one Nonso Okafor ‘m’ was arrested with a
blood stained bus Reg.Awk 424 XJ. One locally made double barrel
pistol and two life cartirages. Suspect and his gang members were
robbing passengers and road users along New parts Nkpor in Onitsha.

Items recovered from the suspect include :5,688 ,500 CFA,25 assorted
Gsm handsets,1 laptop. Efforts are on to arrest other fleeing suspects.
All suspects will be charged to court after diligent investigation.

On a final note, I want to assure Ndi-Anambra that the Command
under my watch will do everything possible to ensure adequate
Protection of lives and properties of all citizens and residents of the State.

CP. GARBA BABA UMAR psc,
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND,
AWKA.

6:30 AM