By Tom Zaneni, Abuja
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two suspects and recovered one Beretta pistol, two live ammunition and a Toyota Corolla car from them.
A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tockukwu Ikenga, on Monday, said the suspects were nabbed at a security checkpoint on the Umudioka-Awkuzu road by Igbariam.
He said that operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad from Enugwu-Ukwu carried out the arrest.
Ikenga said four occupants were in the vehicle when they were ordered to stop for a search.
According to him, two were apprehended while two others alighted and ran away, adding that efforts were ongoing to catch them.
Ikenga said, “Operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad Enugwu-Ukwu, at a security checkpoint on Umudioka-Awkuzu road by Igbariam on January 25, 2025, at 5:38 pm, arrested two out of the four occupants of a white Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number YAB 26 CB.
“The team also recovered one Barreta pistol, two live ammunition, and the Toyota Corolla vehicle.
“The two suspects are Raphael Peverga and Saakura Teryima, both aged 22 years old and from Benue State. Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to arrest the other two suspects who are currently on the run.
“It was reported that the suspects alighted from the vehicle while still in motion when the operatives ordered them to park the vehicle for a security search.”
He said the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, has assured the public that command will continue to come up with strategy to improve policing and reduce crime in the state.
