Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the 33 Police Station, in collaboration with the Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, have arrested a 23-year-old woman in connection with a kidnapping and armed robbery case.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, noting that the suspect was apprehended in the early hours of Tuesday following the recovery of a snatched Toyota Highlander SUV belonging to a kidnap victim in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area.
According to the statement, the victim was ambushed by five armed men driving a Toyota Corolla at Nkwelle GRA Gate. The assailants reportedly forced him into the boot of his car and took him to a bush in Umuoji Town, where they seized his phone and transferred ₦24 million from his bank account before fleeing with his vehicle.
“The Anambra State Police Command operatives attached to the 33 Police Station, in collaboration with Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, in the early hours of 27th October 2025, arrested one Okonkwo Onyinye, aged 23 years, a female accomplice in a reported case of armed robbery and kidnap incident.
“The team also recovered the snatched Toyota Highlander SUV of the victim in Ogidi,” the statement read in part.
Ikenga added that a joint security team, using intelligence technology, tracked the suspects’ movements from Nawfia to Ogidi, where the armed group engaged the operatives in a gun duel before escaping.
“Meanwhile, the Toyota Highlander, white in colour with registration number RBC 649 CN, was recovered and the female accomplice, Okonkwo Onyinye, was later arrested at the scene. She is currently assisting Police detectives with credible information that will aid in the arrest of other fleeing gang members,” he added.
The police spokesperson further stated that patrols across Anambra have been intensified ahead of the state’s governorship election slated for November 8, 2025.
He said, “Further developments will be communicated accordingly.”
It would be recalled that on Tuesday, the Anambra Police Command also foiled an armed robbery attack in Ezinifite Community, Nnewi South LGA, following a swift response by the combined team of police officers and Agunechemba vigilante operatives. During the exchange of gunfire, one suspect was neutralised, while others fled with injuries. A pump-action rifle and the body of the deceased suspect were recovered at the scene.
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