Anambra Police Arrest 20 Robbery Suspects, Abductors Of Expatriates
[b]By Okey Maduforo , Correspondent, Awka
Anambra State police command on Wednesday reaffirmed its stand that the state is not at the mercy of armed bandits when it arrested abductors of two Chinese expatriates and 20 suspected armed robbers.

Two Chinese citizens were abducted in 2007 while on attachment with Innoson Group of Companies Limited at Nnewi and the police managed to rescue one alive while the other died mysteriously.

Already the state police command has contacted the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on the recent development and also informed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the arrest.

The gang leader was also alleged to have been involved in the abduction of Anthony Elukeme, chief executive officer of Tonimax Petroleum Nigerian Limited.

Also four suspected armed robbers earlier declared wanted for robbing luxury buses along Lagos expressway were arrested by the state police command.

Addressing reporters while parading the suspects, the state Police Commissioner, Amusa Bello, narrated the command's superlative performance that led to the arrest of the hoodlums.

According to him, "on May 29 at about 1300 hours, a notorious armed robber/kidnapper, Innocent Orji 'm'of Letu-Edah Afikpo South LGA Ebonyi State, who masterminded the kidnapping of one Sylvester Unigwe and two Chinese nationals at Nnewi was sited along Obodo-Ukwu road Okpoko. Police patrol team attached to Okpoko Division swung into action and arrested the suspect who confessed to being the leader of a 28-man armed robbery gang terrorising Anambra, Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi states.

"The confession of the arrested kingpin led to the arrest of two of his members on the 31/05/2009, namely, Ama Onu 'm,' Mali and Kalu Udu 'm,' all of Eletu-Edda, Afikpo South LGA Ebonyi State. Items recovered from the suspects include military uniforms and a toy gun. [/b]

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