The Imo State Police Command, on Friday paraded 19 male Suspects arrested for various criminal cases ranging from Armed Robbery, Advance Fee Fraud, Murder, IPOB/ESN Terrorism Activities, Stealing, Receiving Stolen Properties, Unlawful Possession of firearms/Ammunition and Cultism.
Speaking to journalists in Owerri, the commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, said these are suspects that are evidentially linked to the respective case against them.
The Police Commissioner further said also recovered by operatives In the course of investigating the aforesaid cases, a total of 11 Assault Rifles including double barrel guns and a total of 25 rounds of live ammunition, were recovered from them.
He said other recovered items include; one stolen but recovered vehicle, (1) Motorcycles, Charms, five (5) expanded ammunition, Military camouflage, two big iron cutters, master keys, and two stolen but recovered vehicles.
The CP while speaking on a case of Murder reported by Ekwutosi Ogukwe, ‘m’, 60yrs, of Obolo Nzerem in Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State, on 18th August 2023 at about 1825hrs, said Chukwuebuka Ogugu, 20yrs, ‘m’ was arrested at the scene of crime by detectives of the Command’s State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) for shooting his friend Ifeanyi Chukwu Ogukwe, ‘m’ 25yrs, all of the same address to death.
The CP further said, "On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he killed his friend but stated that it was not intentional, that he was servicing his late father’s single-barrel gun in preparation for usual hunting activities that faithful evening when he accidentally discharged the gun with the discharged pellets hitting his said friend that visited him on his head and chest, thus bleeding to death on the spot.
"The lifeless body of the deceased has been evacuated and deposited at the morgue while the gun has been recovered and registered as exhibit. The suspect will be arraigned in court upon completion of the ongoing investigation by the SCIID."
The CP also disclosed that the Command’s State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Homicide Department (SCIID) led to the arrest of Akalonu Donald ‘m’, 72yearss who was alleged of killing his 35 years-old relative, Achilike Akalonu ‘m’, all from Umuoba in Owerri North LGA of Imo State, on 1/9/2023 by stabbing repeatedly with a knife at his chest body over a minor quarrel.
He said the lifeless body of the deceased has since been evacuated and deposited at the morgue for preservation while the suspect will be arraigned in Court upon completion of the investigation.
His words, "The intelligence-led investigation and data tracking analysis by detectives of Owerri Area Command led to the arrest of notorious and advance fee fraudster named Wisdom Mmaduka ‘m’ 30yrs, of Onicha who fraudulent obtained the sum of one Million Four Hundred Thousand Naira, (N1,400,000) via ATM transfer from miss Judith ‘f’ in the guise of marrying her.
"In the course of the investigation, the accused revealed that his modus operandi is to go after wealthy unmarried ladies promising them marriage and in the process defraud them of their hard-earned money. He has a syndicate he uses as parents and in-laws that he takes these unsuspecting young ladies to in his village in Mbaise for confirmation of his intention.
"On seeing these, the innocent lady will believe he has good intentions thus, he will steal their ATM card, withdraw all the money in their account, and fade into thin air. Amazingly, on his arrest six ladies he has defrauded surfaced at the station confirming being defrauded by this same suspect of huge sums of money with the same promise of marriage. But luck ran against him this time and he was arrested.
"One Red Highlander Jeep with Reg No. LLD 54AR he stole from one of his unsuspecting victims Rose Mgbe ‘f’ of Cross River State was recovered. More so, he has a duplex he allegedly built at Naze with the money he got from his fraud dealings. He has been arraigned in the Federal High Court, Owerri, and remanded in police custody."
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