By Vincent Ujumadu

Awka—The Anambra State police command yesterday paraded 16 persons allegedly involved in various criminal activities, including robbery and rape in various parts of the state.

Parading the suspects at the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, at Awkuzu, in Oyi local government area, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ali Okechukwu, said one of the suspects was one Chinenye Egeonu from Aba, Abia State who allegedly snatched a trailer load of cement belonging to a popular businessman in the country.

According to him, following a tip off on October 3rd, 2015, men of SARS went to Aba and recovered the trailer truck with Reg. No SML 314 XA, and arrested the suspect.

Also paraded were Maxwell   Obemana , Chukwunonso Nwosu and Ugochukwu Simon, who were attached to Udide Vigilante Service in Awka, who were allegedly involved in armed robbery and rape of one Amaka , an undergraduate.

Okechukwu said further that members of a gang of suspected bandits who  snatched a Mack trailer with Reg No. SMK 575 loaded with 187 Daylong motorcycles were paraded. They include one Ebuka from Arochukwu, Abia State and Ifeanyi Udeozor from   Awgu in Enugu.

Another group comprising Ebube Okeke from Ihiala, Chijioke Okwueso(Okija), Onyedika Kennedy (Enugu) and Ujunwa Ikwuka(Ihiala) were arrested for robbing one Amah Chinyere of Umunamehi , Ihiala   of a Toyota Rav-4 jeep with Reg. No KJA852 BC at gun point.