The Anambra police command says two wanted serial rapists and armed robbery suspects in the state have been arrested.
The command in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Ikenga Tochukwu on Sunday, said the suspects were arrested by their operatives attached to Abagana division in the early hours of Saturday, 15th June, 2024. Two locally made double barrel guns, one locally made single barrel gun, six live cartridges, and one Q link motorcycle were also recovered from them.
Ikenga stated that “the suspects; Chukwuma Diji ‘M’ AKA Sympathy or Chi-boy aged 35years of Obinagu Umudun Village, Abagana, and Micheal Edochie ‘M’ AKA Mikel aged 31years of Eziabunabu Umudun, Abagana sometime last year 2023, allegedly raped a married woman at Obinagu Abagana and fled the Community when Security Operatives attempted to arrest them.
“Also on 6/6/2024, the suspects broke into an apartment belonging to a young lady and raped her and her friend at gunpoint. The criminals later forced one of the victims to transfer money to his account after they took turns of sex with them.”
He said they’ve both confessed to the crime and the Commissioner of Police Anambra State Police Command, “CP Nnaghe Itam has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a Comprehensive look to get justice for the victims of the alleged crime,” adding that “the suspects will be arraigned in court after the investigation is concluded.”
