Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command in collaboration with Agunechemba Security have recovered a snatched car belonging to a kidnap-armed robbery victim in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state and arrested a female accomplice.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 said the victim was abducted by five armed men and driven to Umuoji Town where they dispossessed him of his phone and transferred the sum of N24m from his account before abandoning him.
The Joint Security Team traced the movement of the suspects to Nawfia and subsequently to Ogidi, where the armed hoodlums engaged the operatives in sporadic gunfire before fleeing the scene.
The female accomplice identified as Okonkwo Onyinye, was arrested at the scene and currently assisting detectives with credible information that will lead to the arrest of fleeing gang members.
“The Anambra State Police Command operatives attached to the 3 3 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 a snatched Toyota Highlander SUV of the victim in Ogidi,” the statement read.
“Preliminary information revealed that the victim was double-crossed by five armed men operating in a Toyota Corolla car at Nkwelle GRA Gate. The suspects forcefully placed the victim in the boot of his vehicle and drove off to a bush in Umuoji Town, where they dispossessed him of his phone and transferred the sum of N24,000,000 (Twenty-Four Million Naira) from his account before abandoning him and escaping with the vehicle.
“Following the report, the Joint Security Team, acting on technologically driven intelligence, traced the movement of the suspects to Nawfia and subsequently to Ogidi, where the armed hoodlums engaged the operatives in sporadic gunfire before fleeing the scene.
“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.
“Furthermore, the Police have intensified patrols within the State, ahead of the Anambra State Governorship Election scheduled for November 8, 2025.
“Further developments will be communicated accordingly.”