Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade, has charged to court seven illegal revenue collectors recently arrested in Amansea, Awka North Council Area.
The suspects who were paraded at the OCHA Brigade headquarters in Awka before being arraigned at the Magistrate Court in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, were apprehended at the Amansea butcher market along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, where they were accused of extorting motorists and residents while in possession of weapons.
The Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere, described the arrests as a response to persistent illegal revenue collections despite Anambra state government’s prohibition of all forms of such practice, saying that the command will remain alert throughout the festive season to prevent criminal elements from exploiting residents or causing hardship.
Among the suspects were Mr. David Ikemefuna and Mr. Ifeanyi Stanley, who admitted to be working as contracted revenue collectors for one Mr. Jude and Mr. Olise, explaining that they were not instructed to use POS machines, and claimed that they were carrying out legitimate government duties.
At the Magistrate Court in Amawbia, the presiding magistrate ordered the remand of the suspects at the correctional centre and adjourned the case to January 2026 for hearing.
