Mother of Two, Partner Arrested During Armed Robbery Operation in Anambra

By Praise Chinecherem

Operatives of Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 25-year old woman and her partner for allegedly dispossesing a lady of her personal belongings at gunpoint in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the suspects were apprehended by Joint Security Team comprising Police Operatives and Operatives of Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG).

According to him, the female suspect identified as listed their names as Mmesoma Agba (25), a mother of two children hailed from Enugwu – Nanka, while her complice, Micheal Chinweze (20) hailed from Iwollo in Ezi Agu LGA of Enugu State.

Ikenga further disclosed that a pump action gun, mobile phone, black handbag, two tiny glasses suspected to be used in inhaling hard drugs were recovered from the suspects.

He said, “The Joint Security Team comprising Police Operatives at Oko Divisional Headquarters and Operatives of AVG Amaokpala acting on the intelligent-driven investigation on 24th January 2025 by 4.54 pm arrested one Micheal Chinweze aka Small ‘M’ aged 20 years a native of Iwollo, Eziagu LGA of Enugu State and Mmesoma Agba ‘F’ aged 25 years from Enugwu – Nanka, recover one pump action gun, one mobile phone, a black handbag, two tiny glasses suspected to be used in inhaling hard drugs.

“The arrest follows a reported incident on 22nd January 2025 at the Police Station where the suspects and one other who is still at large dispossessed a victim, of her personal belongings around Oko Community Hospital.

“The items forcibly taken at gunpoint include: one red Cub motorcycle with Reg No: WER 137 GV valued at one million, three hundred thousand Naira (#1,300,000) only, her bag containing One Techno mobile phone, one ATM card and a cash sum of thirty-eight thousand Naira (#38,000) only allegedly realized from the victim’s daily business in the Shop.

“During interrogation of the suspects, Micheal confessed to the crime and said that he stole the gun from a Security Post in a hotel at Amaokpala. Preliminary information also revealed that the first husband of Mmesoma (a mother of two) was earlier neutralized by the Police in a gun battle with the gang members during a criminal operation.

“To this end, the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department Awka.

“He charged the Operatives to redouble efforts at arresting the other suspects that are currently on the run.