Police arrest 13 suspects in Abia for armed robbery, vandalism, other crimes 

Abia State Police Command has said that it has arrested 13 suspects for alleged equipped robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and vandalization of authorities property.

 The Command said that operatives of its Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU)  intercepted and apprehended a 27-year-old  Uchenna Agbneiwu, a autochthonal of Nkume successful Orlu section authorities country of Imo State, but residing astatine Ubakala, for vandalism.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, PPRO, DSP Maureen Chinaka, made this known successful a property connection issued on Wednesday.

She  said  a vandalized large  pipeline concealed with sawdust successful a achromatic Toyota Hiace autobus was recovered from  Uchenna by the Police, stating that  efforts were ongoing to apprehend different fleeing suspects.

The Police Spokesperson besides said that operatives of the VCRU, Aba North, apprehended a  suspect, Williams Ifeanyi of Market Road, Aba, connected August 2, 2026 for allegedly accosting  and dispossessing  a unfortunate of his container and idiosyncratic belongings on Market Road by Rail, astatine weapon point.

She said that  a pistol and unrecorded cartridges were recovered the robbery suspect.

Similarly,  the Abia State Police Command said that operatives of the Urratta Divisional Police presumption arrested different suspects, John Chigozie and  David Anyaka for allegedly involving  successful an equipped robbery incidental astatine a edifice successful Aba ...