Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the 3/3 Police Station, in collaboration with the Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, have apprehended a 23-year-old woman linked to a recent case of armed robbery and kidnapping in the state.
The development was confirmed in a press release issued on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who said the suspect was taken into custody in the early hours of Tuesday following the recovery of a snatched Toyota Highlander SUV belonging to the victim in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area.
According to Ikenga, the victim was ambushed by five armed men operating in a Toyota Corolla at Nkwelle GRA Gate. The assailants reportedly forced the victim into the boot of his vehicle and drove him to a bush in Umuoji Town, where they stole his phone and transferred ₦24 million from his bank account before fleeing with the vehicle.
Part of the police statement read: “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 October 27, 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.”
Ikenga added that intelligence-driven operations led the joint security team to trace the suspects’ movements from Nawfia to Ogidi, where they encountered the armed gang. The suspects engaged the operatives in sporadic gunfire but managed to escape the scene.
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He continued: “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 N24m 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.”
Ikenga noted that security patrols have been intensified across the state ahead of the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025. “Further developments will be communicated accordingly,” he added.
Meanwhile, the command also confirmed that on Monday, police operatives successfully repelled a robbery attempt in Ezinifite Community, Nnewi South LGA, after a swift response by a joint team of police officers and Agunechemba Vigilante operatives.
Ikenga explained that the robbers engaged the team in a gun battle, which led to the death of one assailant, while others fled with gunshot wounds. He said: “The operatives also recovered one pump-action gun from the scene, as well as the body of the neutralised suspect.”
The police reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining law and order across the state, warning that criminal elements will face the full weight of the law.