Police Arrest Man With Pistol In Anambra

Operatives of the Anambra state Police command have apprehended an armed robbery suspect, Sunday Onyema in the Onitsha axis of the state.

Naija News understands that the Police in the state recovered a Police Barret, a pistol from him at Upper Iweka in Onitsha.

This was made known in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,  Mr Haruna Mohammed. The arrest was made in Onitsha on Wednesday, August 7.

Mohammed in his statement said the arrest was made by the men of the Operation Puff-Adder about 6.47 a.m on Wednesday.

He was arrested in a joint effort with the patrol team attached to operation Kpochapu.

Sunday Onyema was arrested during a Stop and Search Operation in the state.

The Police PRO said that the combined team intercepted a bus with registration number UKP108ZU coming from Asaba while on Stop and Search duty at upper Iweka, Onitsha.

“After search, a Police Beretta pistol with breech number AO-4909Z, seven rounds of life ammunition, one expended ammunition and six different handsets were recovered from Sunday Onyema,” he said.

Mohammed said the suspect was as at the time of filing this report, currently assisting the Police with useful information to aid investigation.

He added that the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution after investigation.