Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu have arrested a male suspect one Chukwujekwu Micheal Okoye for murder.
A release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenna stated that the arrest was a follow-up to the disturbing incident at Oko community which records the injury to two persons, murder of two persons and abduction of two others who were later released after ransom was paid early last month at the Total Junction and Tipper Junction respectively all in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area.
The Operatives also recovered one automatic pump-action gun and two handsets.
It would be recalled that the suspect in the early hours of the 22nd May, 2025 robbed a victim of his handset and other valuables at gunpoint in Oko and he confessed to being an active member of the Aye Confraternity Cult group and currently holding a position as a Lord.
He also stated how they have perfected plans for the initiation ceremony and rivalry cult attack yesterday and revealed details of how him and six other gang members attacked Oko on the nineteenth of June 2025.
Given the information provided by the suspect, the Operatives have activated plans for the arrest of other gang members aimed at dismantling the criminal network in the State.
