Anambra Joint Security Team seizes firearms, arrests syndicate members linked to secessionists

By Stanley Ihedigbo

Anambra State Police’s joint security team has disrupted a major supply network linked to a secessionist-affiliated criminal group, arresting two members of the syndicate and seizing firearms and ammunition in a coordinated operation.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, the joint security team, comprising operatives from the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, and Agunechemba, acted on credible intelligence in the early hours of December 11, 2025.

The operatives arrested two suspects who were members of the syndicate responsible for providing food and other essential logistics to a criminal group linked to secessionist activities around Orsumoghu and Aguluezechukwu.

The operatives also recovered one Type 06 rifle with ten rounds of live ammunition, two pump-action guns, and twenty live cartridges.

The suspects have been identified as Mmadubuchi Ike, 28, and Chinonso Izunobi, 34.

Upon interrogation, the suspects were linked to serious offences, including the murder of a youth leader popularly known as “Biggy” in Ukpor, as well as a series of kidnapping incidents across the state.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, assured the public that intensive investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend additional members of the syndicate who remain at large.

He further stated that the Command remains fully committed to ensuring the safety and security of all communities across the state, particularly during the festive period.