The Nigeria Police operating under the code name “Operation Kpochapu” have arrested some suspected fake number plates manufacturers specialised in car robbery in Anambra State.

The suspected criminals were among the over 40 suspects, both men and women, paraded on Mondayin Awka by the Anambra State Police Command.
Other suspects were arrested for armed robbery and kidnapping.

They were arrested within a space of two weeks in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka, some town within the state, where they have been carrying out criminal acts.

Briefing reporters, the State Commissioner of Police, Hassan Karma, said a group among the criminals, specialised in church armed robbery, attempted a bank robbery during the weekend in Awka which led to the death of the leader of the gang and a mobile police official on duty at the bank.

Also among the suspects was a woman who used her father’s house to keep kidnap victims.

Various arms and ammunition used by the suspected hoodlums were also displayed.

The Police boss said that the efforts of the police were in line with the vision of the Inspector General of Police and that of the governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano.

“There has been a resolve by the police to police the state along with the society through community policing and institutional collaboration,” he said.

Mr Karma said that the police would continue to work through intelligence led policing to make Anambra safe for citizens and investors.

He further urged traditional rulers to support the war against criminals by talking to their subjects to live right and find legitimate means of livelihood.
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Governor Obiano has repeatedly charged the Youths resident in the State to engage self with responsible and profitable businesses stressing his resolve to flush out all forms of criminal activities.

Decibel:
Nne nyenu anyi salt biko

Ladies and gentlemen, it might interest you to know that some of our brothers have already heeded our call and returned home to invest in the effort to build a new Anambra. On May 7, this year, I commissioned the Coched Farms Project at Anaku in Ayamelum Local Government Area which has the capacity to produce 120,000 metric tons of rice and create over one thousand jobs. On Tuesday last week, my administration attracted over $220m dollar investments. These include investments from Joseph Agro Limited that is investing $150m in Agriculture and Cardinal Developers & Trust Ltd that is investing $70m in the area of hospitality and tourism. Joseph Agro Ltd has a capacity to produce 120,000mt of rice. The company will in addition to Coched Farms Ltd will almost completely erase Anambra’s rice supply deficit by 99%. It will also create of 10,000 direct jobs and about 25,000 indirect jobs for our people.
Similarly, Cardinal will create 400 direct jobs and 2000 indirect jobs. Ndi b’anyi, this is a great time to come from Anambra State.

BuddahMonk:

pro01:
I'd like to hear one of the Aböki officers in that unit pronounce "Operation kpochapu. Hilarious code name! Thumbs up to Obiano anyway. . . keep kpochapuing those godforsaken criminals until Anambra becomes the most peaceful state in Nigeria.

Willie is Working.

As the governor of Anambra State, I see myself as the Chief Security Officer of the state. My first priority as the chief-security officer is to secure the lives and property of Ndi Anambra. In full awareness of this responsibility, I set up Operation Kpochapu – a Joint Task Force on Security, made up of the police, the army, the Navy, the SSS and the NDLEA on Tuesday March 25, 2014 – exactly one week after I assumed office.

To further underscore the importance of security to my administration, I quickly convened a Security Summit in Awka on the 10th of April and invited a world famous Israeli security expert, Moshe Keinan to lead discussions at the summit. The fruits of that Summit and the discussions it provoked are what we celebrate here tonight.

Ndi Anambra, our people have suffered from general insecurity and criminals for a long time. Long before kidnapping became a big business in Anambra State, we have had lived in an endless period of fear of armed robbers and brigands of all kinds.

The situation was so bad that at a time, our people adopted some unusual methods to combat the scourge. We all remember the monster called the Bakassi Boys and the extra-judicial killings of that they unleashed on Anambra State. We all remember the lawlessness of that period.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is gratifying to see that our story is different today. We have effectively retrieved Anambra State from the gangsters that once drove our great sons and daughters away from home and made it impossible for investors to remember Anambra in their investment plans. We have chased away the enemies who forced our people to do Igba nkwu nwanyi (traditional marriage) in Lagos.

We have arrested their leading suppliers of illicit firearms and cut off their supply routes. At the moment, over 200 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers have been arrested. We have pulled down their command and control centers and deployed hi-tech gadgets to track criminals to their dens. Not long ago, we rescued the brother of famous entrepreneur, Chief Cosmas Maduka of the Coscharis Group from a gang of kidnappers. We tracked the kidnappers all the way to their hideout in Orlu, Imo State and arrested all the suspects and brought home our brother who had been in their captivity. Before the Orlu kidnap incident, we had tracked Okechukwu Nnaegbo, a kidnap kingpin from Agukwu-Nri, all the way to Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and arrested him inside a South African-bound aircraft. Police records in Anambra State show that there was not a single violent crime in Anambra last Easter. Over a month ago, our CCTV at the Onitsha Main-market was used to track some missing children and re-unite them with their families. Today in Onitsha Main Market, pickpockets can no longer ply their trade because they afraid that Obiano’s security cameras would pick them out. All these make up the narrative of the new Anambra!

Ndi Anambra, we have regained our freedom from the enemies of liberty and once again, Anambra State is ready to lead the charge for the return of Ndigbo as an economic power-block in Nigeria since the Civil War. We are fully aware that the journey ahead may be difficult and slow but we are not looking for a quick fix. We shall be relentless in our push to expand the frontiers of excellence in Anambra State and beyond.

biafranqueen:
Nna you people have not seen nothing yet, from now until November criminals,will not even think about entering the Light of the Nation.
Total clean up for 2015
Hallmark development projects partnering with private investors are going to rock the Nation in 2015. His Excellency is going to make Awka Ibom look like the Governor was lazy. We are talking major manufacturing deals with thousands of decent salaries by 2016.

khattab02:
Yes more of that, keep it kpochapuing and keep the entire south East free from robbers, kidnappers and criminals.


Good job!

Nnewi1stSon:
Good one, but those arms tho they could take on an army with that kindda arsenal

BuddahMonk:


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The Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) has received about 120 inquiries from investors from across the world and there is a growing feeling that Anambra’s finest hour is finally here with us.

My team and I have commenced a new wave of efforts to lend wings to our vision. We have flagged off construction work on 17 new roads and four new bridges across the state. We have started constructing 3 flyovers in Awka that will change the landscape of our capital city. Work has reached an advanced stage at the new 3-Arms Zone that will host the three arms of government and give Anambra a befitting seat of power. We have launched an agricultural revolution in the state. In fact, I personally handed new high-yielding seeds to farmers in Awka. We have launched a campaign to reclaim our cities and neighbourhoods from filth and dirt. Onitsha has since shed its old ragged outlook as we tighten the screws on waste management and decongest our roads of all abandoned vehicles.

biafranqueen:
When they get that money all they buy is guns and move guns.

It's quite unfortunate. I think Obiano needs to take a cue from Oshiomole and make it a law that kidnappers and gun runners be executed on conviction to serve as a deterrent. in other news where have you been all these while? Hope you'll be coming home for Christmas, Americanah

Nnewi1stSon:
It's quite unfortunate. I think Obiano needs to take a cue from Oshiomole and make it a law that kidnappers and gun runners be executed on conviction to serve as a deterrent. in other news where have you been all these while? Hope you'll be coming home for Christmas, Americanah

3dankey:
For me personally I have listened to his speech and I know that Anambra have gotten it right this time. Just imagine that coched farm project that he commissioned on may 7, I was surprised that I saw it on hot nigeria jobs. They were recruiting for farm Engineers for their farm in Anaku around june. The last 2 MOU that he signed with some multinational companies recently shows that he is focused and have a strong vision for anambra state.
I am just happy for IGBO's and Ndi Anambra in general because the future is so bright for us,when we have a leader that have vision. My only fear is that some evil forces/people that will not want him to achieve his aim for us,that is why we need to pray for him. Just look at some of our governors/presidents with good intention but they just cannot do what they have in mind cos of fear. I am Proudly ANAMBRA STATE......