Thunder Kills Anambra Student- Police

SUDDEN AND UNNATURAL DEATH:On 02/07/18 at about 1700hrs,during heavy downpour, thunder lightening struck one Vincent Uche Mbanefo,student of the Anambra State University,Igbariam while he was in his lodge at Achalla.

Police detectives attached to Achalla division visited the Scene and rushed the victim to the hospital where he was certified dead by a medical doctor.

Meanwhile photographs taken and deceased parents were immediately contacted who came and conveyed the corpse for burial to their village in Aguleri.

ARREST OF A SIX MAN ROBBERY SYNDICATE:On the 29/6/2018 at about 1630hrs,following intelligence report,Police operatives attached to the command special Anti robbery squad (FSARS) arrested the following syndicate at Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State.

 1.Obinna Ibeh male aged 24 years,

 2.Edwin Chibuzor male aged 24 years,

 3.Orji Onyema male aged 26 years and,

 4.Friday Nwankwo male aged 23 years old respectively.

Suspects belonged to the Six Man syndicate who intercepted a trailer loaded with Dangote cement along Onitsha/Owerri road on the 9/6/2018 at 0330hrs and carted away all the cements to inside the trailer.

Further investigation led to the arrest the two receivers of the stolen goods as follows,

  1.Onuchukwu Chinedu male aged 36years and,

  2.Eze Levi male aged 38 years,

Meanwhile, exhibits was recovered and investigation is in progress after which suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.

SUICIDE:On the 2/7/2018 at about 1600hrs, one Nnamdi Omezi male aged 40 years allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope on the ceiling fan in his apartment at No 7 Fred Ezika street Odume layout Obosi.

Police detectives attached to Isiowulu Division visited the scene with a medical doctor,and victim was certified dead .

However, all efforts to recover the corpse and take the it to the hospital for autopsy proved abortive as the community insisted on ritual rites to be conducted as a traditional requirements  before moving the corpse.

Meanwhile, deceased Photograph was obtained and Case is under investigation.

ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER AND RECOVERY OF ARMS.On the 02/07/2018 at about 0135hrs  Police Patrol team while on routine patrol at Nodu village, Okpuno in Awka South LGA intercepted one Chigozie Nwankwo James aged 24 years in a Tricycle ‘KEKE’  with Registration No Awka 820 QT.

Following a search on the tricycle, Two pump Action guns  with breech Numbers HV 942110 and 9041  Makes Maverick and Master magnum respectively were recovered.

Suspect is assisting the Police with useful information that would lead to the arrest of his accomplices.

SP Haruna Mohammed

PPRO Anambra State Police Command