50 Year-Old Fake Police Sergent, 2 Others Arrested with Pump Action Gun in Anambra

By Praise Chinecherem

Police in Anambra State have arrested three persons, including a 50 year old man posing as a Police Sergent at UNIZIK Junction along the Onitsha – Enugu Expressway.

Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement said the suspects were nabbed on Wednesday by Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad of the Nigerian Police Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.

He said the 50 year-old-man, identified as Chidi Ekwesiri from Umunya, Oyi LGA claimed to be a Sergeant and a serving member of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos and also confessed that the gun was given to him by a yet to be identified man at Ukpo.

He added that one automatic pump action gun and a Police uniform were recovered from the suspects.

He said, “In the early hours of today 18th December 2024, Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad of the Nigerian Police Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State arrested one Chidi Ekwesiri (M) aged 50 years from Umunya, Oyi LGA and two others. They also recovered one automatic pump action gun and a Police uniform from the suspects.

“The Operatives spotted the suspect while on surveillance patrol along the Onitsha – Enugu Expressway by Unizik Temp Site. During interrogations, the suspect claimed to be a Sergeant and a serving member of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos but later denied his earlier claim. He also confessed that the gun was given to him by a yet to be identified man at Ukpo.

“Further information from the suspect led to the arrest of two other suspects who are currently undergoing Police interrogation.

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has directed the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for a comprehensive investigation. The suspects will be charged to Court on conclusion of the investigations.”