Anambra Police Command foils criminal plans, recovers stolen vehicles in swift operations

Following the security and safety measures put in place by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, patrols have continued to foil the plans of unrepentant criminals.

To this effect, Police operatives have recovered two abandoned but suspected snatched vehicles in Oba and Awka, respectively.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, Awka, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, efforts are, however, ongoing to apprehend the culprits.

The swift response and coordinated chase by Police Operatives attached to the Central Police Station, Awka, led to the recovery of a snatched Lexus ES 350 car with registration number Lagos – BDG 350 JR, along Parkers Road, Awka, on 4th September 2025 at about 10.10 pm.

The four armed men, operating in a tricycle without a registration number, had earlier blocked the victim along Ifite Road, Amaenyi, forcing him to abandon his vehicle before they fled the scene with it.

Similarly, in September, Police Operatives attached to Oba Division received information that a black Lexus RX 300 Jeep with registration number Anambra – AWK 31 DU, had been abandoned by yet-to-be-identified persons around Mummy Hotel axis, along Owerri–Onitsha Expressway, Oba.

Upon receipt of the information, Police Operatives moved swiftly to the location and recovered the vehicle, which has since been towed to the station for safekeeping.

To this end, the Command appreciates the good people of Anambra for their timely and useful information, noting that effective collaboration between the Police and the public remains a key strategy in combating crime.