Anambra Police Nab 7 Suspects, Rescue Kidnap Victim, Recover Stolen Tricycle

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate, rescued a kidnap victim, and arrested five suspected armed robbers in separate operations.

The command also recovered a stolen tricycle.

The information was contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to journalists in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
According to him, in the first operation, operatives of the Anambra IGP’s Violent Crime Response Unit, acting on credible intelligence, arrested Victor Onwuka, alias “Bugatti,” and Madukaife Chidiebere Kenechukwu, aged 30, in the early hours of August 16, 2026, at Akpukpokelemu Village, Nimo, Njikoka Local Government Area.

He said the suspects were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a victim who was held captive for three days in a criminal hideout.
Ikenga said that during the period of captivity, the kidnappers allegedly withdrew a total of ₦7 million from the victim’s bank accounts before fleeing with his Toyota Highlander SUV.

The command spokesman added that during interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to their involvement in the crime and were subsequently identified by the victim.

According to him, the suspects are also assisting the police with useful information towards identifying and arresting other members of the syndicate who remain at large.

In a separate operation on September 15, 2026, he said the same operatives, acting on open-source intelligence, arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the armed robbery and snatching of a TVS tricycle with registration number ASB595VD by armed men sometime in April 2026 in Asaba, Delta State.

He said that following the arrest of the first suspect, Nwakpa Friday, aged 38, and the recovery of the stolen tricycle at Old Road, Nkpor, operatives subsequently apprehended four other suspected members of the robbery syndicate.

They were identified as Sylvester Nteshi, aged 53; Nwuzor Livinus, aged 35; Mgbom Uche, aged 27; and Chiweuba Chukwudi, aged 42.

He said the suspects and the recovered tricycle are currently in police custody, while investigation is ongoing to establish the individual roles of the suspects and apprehend other members of the syndicate who are still at large.

He also stated that the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, commended the operatives for their professionalism, intelligence-led approach and prompt response.

According to him, the CP reiterated the command’s commitment to sustained intelligence-led operations, strategic deployment of technology and coordinated operational pressure against kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and other forms of violent crime across the state.