The Anambra State Police Command have recovered four stolen vehicles suspected to have been snatched or stolen from citizens in Anambra State. The Force also discovered a pistol hidden inside one of the vehicles.
The command in a statement released on Tuesday 2nd February 2021, by it’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed said during the week under review, the Command patrol teams attached to CPS Awka, Neni and Oraifite Divisions while on routine patrol in the State, recover four vehicles reasonably suspected to have been stolen or snatched. He listed the four vehicles as follows:
1.A golden coloured Sienna car with Registration number MUS 996 FB recovered along Enugu Onitsha Expressway.
2.A dark ash unregistered Lexus 350 car recovered at Akwaeze/Oreire/Igboukwu road,
3.A dark blue Toyota Corolla car with registration number JJT 810 SA also recovered along Akweaze/Igboukwu road. Other items recovered in the vehicles includes seven phones, ATM card, voters card, drivers licence bearing Nduaguba Belonwu Fredrick of Isiokpo Street Awada Onitsha Anambra State and vehicle’s purchase receipt.
“Consequently,on 1/2/2021 at about 7:30pm, there was a lone motor accident at Ibolo Oraifite, opposite ST-Luke Anglican Church Ibolo involving a Red Toyota Camry with registration number MUS -883-GN.No occupants were found inside the car.
However, when the vehicle was searched and one Barretta pistol was recovered inside the car.
All the vehicles were recovered to the stations and efforts are being intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects in order to bring them to justice.
In view of the foregoing, members of the public are kindly requested to disseminate this message through their mediums to enable the owners identify and claim their properties by contacting the PPRO, Anambra State Police Command, through GSM number 08060970639, please,” the statement said.