Anambra State Police arrest three suspects, including one who initially claimed to be a serving police sergeant in Lagos.
During interrogations, (one of) the suspects claimed to be a sergeant and a serving member of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos but later denied his earlier claim,” the police said.The police spokesperson in Anambra State , Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday morning by police operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad in Enugu Ukwu, Njikoka Council Area of the state.
The police spokesperson identified one of the suspects as Chidi Ekwesiri, a 50-year-old indigene of Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state.Mr Ikenga said Mr Ekwesiri was first arrested when police operatives conducted a surveillance patrol along the Onitsha – Enugu Expressway by UNIZIK’s Temporary Site in Awka. “During interrogations, the suspect claimed to be a sergeant and a serving member of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos but later denied his earlier claim,” the police spokesperson said. “Further information from the suspect led to the arrest of two other suspects who are currently undergoing police interrogation,” he state
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