Police arrest three suspects for illegal possession of firearms in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three suspects over illegal possession of a firearm and involvement in illicit drug actions.
The suspects are 39 yr previous Ifeanyi Ibeabuchi; 26 years previous Abdullahi Shaibu, and 18 years previous Obah Chima, 18.
The suspects, one in every of whom is a motel proprietor, had been arrested at Uke, Idemili North Native Authorities Space of the state, on Monday.
In a press assertion launched on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated police operatives hooked up to the Speedy Response Squad, Awkuzu, arrested the suspects primarily based on credible data after storming a motel situated in Uke.
In keeping with Ikenga, through the search, one Jojef pump-action gun with breach quantity 21SA-0724, loaded with three dwell cartridges, was recovered on the scene.
The assertion learn partly, “The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Ifeanyi Ibeabuchi; Abdullahi Shaibu, 26; and Obah Chima, 18, over illegal possession of a firearm and involvement in illicit drug actions at Uke, Idemili North LGA.
“The police operatives hooked up to the Speedy Response Squad, Awkuzu, performing on credible data within the late hours of February 9, 2026, stormed a motel situated in Uke the place the suspects had been arrested.
“Through the search, one Jojef pump-action gun with breach quantity 21SA-0724, loaded with three dwell cartridges, was recovered on the scene.
“Additionally, one of many suspects, Ibeabuchi, confessed to the crime, whereas investigations led to the arrest of the opposite two suspects and the restoration of drugs suspected to be hashish sativa, crystal methamphetamine, colos, and mkpuru-mmiri.
“The Command reiterates its dedication to sustaining ongoing operations towards felony parts within the state and urges members of the general public to proceed offering helpful data to assist policing efforts.”
He added that additional developments can be communicated because the investigation progresses.
PUNCH On-line in December 2025 reported that the Anambra State Police Command arrested a 26-year-old armed theft suspect, Ugochukwu Uzor, throughout an operation at Iyiowa Odekpe in Ogbaru Native Authorities Space of the state.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Speedy Response Squad, Awkuzu, after he was injured through the operation.
In an announcement signed by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s spokesperson, one regionally made Beretta pistol and 11 dwell rounds of ammunition had been recovered from the suspect through the arrest.