Police arrests 2 suspected suppliers of food, weapons to criminals in Anambra

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested two suspects for allegedly supplying food items and weapons to criminal gangs in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Toochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka.

He said one of the suspects was intercepted by a police-led joint security force on routine patrol at the Pillar-Pole area of Aguata.

The spokesman added that the suspect was carrying three bags of cassava flour (garri) and a large quantity of gunpowder when he was apprehended.

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Ikenga said: “Apart from the gunpowder which was concealed in ‘garri’ bags, one locally-made pistol and live ammunition were recovered from the suspect.

“Preliminary information reveals that the suspect was en route to a criminal camp to deliver the items when he was apprehended.”

He also revealed that men of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad arrested a suspect when they stormed a criminal hideout in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, one locally fabricated pistol with two live ammunition was recovered from the suspect.

Ikenga said the suspects are currently in custody and would be arraigned in court after investigations.

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