Anambra CP, Itam Gives Command’s Score Card for 2024
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The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, on Monday gave the score card of achievements of the Command during the period of January 2024 till date.
Itam announced this while briefing journalists at the Command’s headquarters, in Awka, the State capital.
According to the CP, he feats recorded during the period under review, include incidents of armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, child trafficking, public disturbances, attacks on unsuspecting members of the public, security personnel, government infrastructures and other sundry offences.
He noted that efforts at reducing crime and criminality yielded positive results and are currently changing the narratives.
Itam disclosed that over 300 suspects were arrested for various crimes, with over 30 suspects prosecuted and convicted, while others wlare ongoing trials.
“We have rescued 14 kidnapped victims unhurt. We recovered over 43 unexploded improvised devices. We have also recovered over 100 different brands of arms, which include AK47, pump action guns, locally made pistols, and others.
“We have equally recovered over 2,937 ammunition of various types. We have so far recovered about 40 stolen vehicles. We have also recovered different brands of motorcycles, amongst other exhibits in ongoing investigations.
“It is worthy to note that some of the suspects involved in various disheartening and unfortunate incidents as well as unprovoked attacks on security operatives and unsuspecting members of the public witnessed last year were eliminated during shootouts.
“Others were arrested in the cause of separate operations by the Police and Joint Security,” he said.
Itam named other breakthroughs to include elimination of the master-minds of the attack on police operatives attached to RRS in Uruagu Nnewi; the arrest of an 18 year-old-boy over a planned cult-killing in Nibo, that led to the recovery of one AK-47 riffle hidden on the roof of an apartment in Awka.
Others were the destruction of so many criminal camps, but the most notable is that of Nimo, Njikoka LGA which led to the recovery of 19 unexploded devices; arrest of a notorious and wanted kidnapper, named Pablo, who terrorized Ihiala, Anambra State and other areas in Enugu and Delta States.
He also mention the arrest of two notorious cultists in Awka that led to the recovery of one pump action gun, four live cartridges, cutlass, criminal charms, and substances suspected to be hard drugs.
“The Operatives also rescued two female victims who the suspects have forcibly abused sexually.
“Last year under review witnessed successful Local Government Elections in the State. Also, in the drive to fight all forms of criminalities, the Command embarked on security advocacy visits to Local Government Headquarters and established a Community Policing Committee to foster community engagement.
“Individuals were also encouraged to take ownership of security, promote a culture of security and facilitate collaboration among stakeholders, including the government and other organizations. These notwithstanding, many other successes were recorded.
“In another significant development today, the Command rescued three (3) children allegedly stolen from their parents in Bauchi State and sold to another in the State.
“The operatives also arrested four suspects including an illegal foster mother. The suspects confessed to the crime and narrated the role that each of them played. One of the children has been identified and efforts are already emplaced to unite the child with his parents.
“The Command wishes to use this opportunity to request that you assist to share the pictures of these innocent children for possible identification and unification with their parents.
“We also have here with us, the suspects that murdered their brother and buried him in a shallow grave in a compound at Oko. The deceased, late Chibuzor Okeke, was accused of burglary and stealing
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