Police arrest suspects who killed two officers in Abia, apprehend female ammunition supplier

Abia State Police Command has arrested immoderate of the suspects allegedly liable for the onslaught connected Uratta Divisional Headquarters successful Aba.

The attack, which occurred connected October 17, 2026, near 2 policemen dormant portion immoderate different officers connected work were injured.

Briefing journalists connected Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, said the suspects were apprehended done credible quality and successful collaboration with sister information agencies.

He noted that discreet investigations are ongoing to nab different accomplices liable for the attacks.

The CP said his bid had recorded occurrence successful transgression fighting, noting that kid traffickers and different transgression elements were apprehended, and immoderate were present successfully prosecuted and remanded astatine the Nigeria Correctional facilities.

Afolabi said a pistillate suspect, Chioma Okechukwu, who was an alleged accomplice successful the proviso of amerciable ammunition, was besides nabbed by his command.

He said a constabulary sergeant, who was precocious progressive successful vandalism of pipelines successful the state, has been dismissed from the Force, successful respect of the zero tolerance for misconduct rule.

The Commissioner of Police further said the Command has trained its officers successful quality gathering, cyber transgression investigations to amended their operational capacity.

Some of the arrested suspects were paraded astatine the Police Headquarters, Bende Road, Umuahia.