Anambra State Police Command says members of its Special Anti Robbery
Squard SARS, have arrested one Chinedu Umerah aged eighteen, Uboh
Oluebube aged sixteen, Obute Chinwendu aged seventeen and Chukwuma
Amazu aged eighteen for engaging in armed robbery.
The suspects and two others now at large went to a School in Oba in
Idemili South Local government area, drugged and abducted a fourteen
year old girl, took her to a building in the area, robbed, threatened
her with two double barrel guns before having a carnal knowledge of
her for two consecutive days.
A release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer Mr Haruna
Mohammed says that the suspects also confessed to be members of Junior
Vikings, adding that two arms have been recovered in their possession
as exhibit.
According to Mr Haruna the victim was taken to a hospital for medical
attention, pointing out that the case is under investigation after
which the suspects will be charged to court.
Also at Oba, the Special Anti robbery squard arrested one Victor
Okafor aged twenty-six who later confessed to be a member of an armed
robbery gang that specializes in dispossessing innocent citizens of
their tricycles within Oba and environs.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, one unregistered
tricycle suspected to have been stolen was recovered from the suspect.
According to him the case is under investigation as efforts are in top
gear to apprehend his accomplices and bring them to justice.
