Anambra police nab man hiding gun in bag of rice

In the state, a man with a gun wrapped in a bag of rice was taken into custody by Anambra State Police Command agents.

This was announced in a statement released Tuesday in the state capital of Awka by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s spokesperson.

He stated that after confessing to being a member of a local vigilante group, Enediong Bassey “M,” a 25-year-old native of Ikono LGA in Akwa Ibom State, was taken into custody.

He claims that on November 22, 2024, at 6:38 p.m., police officers from the 3.3 Police Divisional headquarters, under the command of CSP Emeka Obi, arrested 25-year-old Enediong Bassey “M,” a native of Ikono LGA in Akwa Ibom State, and retrieved a pump action gun at Nkwelle-Ezunaka that was wrapped in a bag of rice.

During interrogation, the suspect admitted to being a member of a security group or vigilante and was on the verge of escaping with the pistol to join his criminal gang for armed robbery and other disloyal actions, the police image maker continued.

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In accordance with the tenets of community policing, “the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, reiterates the calls for profiling of security operatives assisting the Police and other security agencies on anti-crime operations to improve safety in the State,” he said, citing the aforementioned as well as additional complaints and unprofessional behavior by some security groups and vigilante members.

Additionally, the CP ordered the suspect to be sent right away to the command’s anti-robbery unit for thorough examination.