Anambra Police nab two suspects for alleged armed robbery, rape
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two suspects for alleged armed robbery and rape.
The operatives who are attached to the Njikoka Local Government Area, recovered two locally made double-barrel guns, one locally made single-barrel gun, six live cartridges, and one Q Link motorcycle from the alleged serial offenders.
The suspects are Chukwuma Diji, also known as “Sympathy” or “Chi-boy,” aged 35, from Obinagu Umudun Village, Abagana, and Michael Edochie, also known as “Mikel,” aged 31, from Eziabunabu Umudun, Abagana.
They allegedly raped a married woman in Obinagu, Abagana, sometime in 2023 and fled the community when security operatives attempted to arrest them.
Tochukwu Ikenga, SP, the state command spokesperson, disclosed their arrest in a statement in Awka on Sunday, adding that the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Saturday, June 15, 2024.
According to Ikenga, the suspects had on June 6, 2024, broken into a young lady’s apartment and raped her and her friend at gunpoint.
They also allegedly compelled one of the victims to transfer money to their account after taking turns raping them.
The suspects confessed to committing the crime.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a comprehensive investigation to ensure justice for the victims.
Ikenga said: “The suspects are to be arraigned in court after the investigation is concluded.”
