When contacted on Monday, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, said he was not aware of the arrests of the suspects.
A video clip, being circulated on various WhatsApp groups, showed the arrested suspects – all young people – assembled in an unknown location. Some of the suspects were seated on the ground while others were lying face down with their hands tied.
Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, said the police in the state were “doing a lot” to tackle the rising crime rate in the Upper Iweka area of the state.Like other states in the South-east, Anambra has witnessed increased attacks by gunmen lately.Two former lawmakers have been abducted and then killed by gunmen said to be part of Biafra agitation in the South-east.
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