A Higher National Diploma (HND ) student of Biochemistry in Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Christopher Obilor has been arrested for allegedly terrorizing the Nekede community.
Spokesperson of the state Police Command, CSP Michael Abattam, who disclosed this in a statement said the command’s tactical team while acting on an intelligence report, stormed the hideout of the suspected armed robber at Nekede Polytechnic Road Owerri, Imo State where he was arrested.
Abattam said “When his house was searched, a locally made cut to size double barrel gun, one short axe, a saw blade and substance suspected to be hard drug were recovered. On interrogation, he confessed to his membership of the dreaded Black AXE confraternity and also a member of a robbery syndicate with an operational base in Nekede.”
He added that on July 6, Obilor led the command’s tactical teams to the house of his accomplice who sold the gun to him at No.8 Naze road Umuoma in Owerri North LGA of Imo State, where 27-year-old Ebere Michael aka “Dede”, of Agbaje Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State was arrested.
The Police spokesperson said items recovered from Ebere’s house include an IPhone, a Bank ATM Card and a wrist watch belonging to Christopher Obilor.
He added that an investigation is ongoing and efforts are on top gear to arrest the remaining members of the syndicate.
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