The Police have arrested two gunmen in Imo State who are not indigenes of the state.
Ammunition were also recovered from the two gunmen named Godwin Danladi and Bamaiyi Gada, who are suspected to be armed robbers, Channels TV is reporting. The gunmen are said to be a part of the robbery gang that has been terrorising Nekede and its environs.
In a statement released by the spokesman of the state’s police command, SP Ikeokwu Orlando, the gunmen, were arrested at Eziobodo in Owerri West LGA of Imo State.
“On 11/05/21, operatives of the Divisional Police Hqrs, Nekede/Ihiagwa, acting on a report of Armed robbery stormed a criminal hideout at Eziobodo, Owerri West LGA, and arrested the following:-
Police Arrest Two Northerners Behind Recent Attacks In Imo
The two suspects are identified as Godwin Danladu and Bamaiyi Gada, according to Igbere TV, as the police confirmed that its operatives recovered an AK-47 rifle from the suspects.
by Saharareporters, New York
May 13, 2021
The Imo State Police Command has arrested two gunmen who are alleged to be among the unknown gunmen causing crisis in the state in recent times.
The two suspects are identified as Godwin Danladu and Bamaiyi Gada, according to Igbere TV, as the police confirmed that its operatives recovered an AK-47 rifle from the suspects.
The two men, who hail from the North-West region, were also nabbed with military uniforms.
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Another 2 Owerri prison inmates arrested with AK47 rifle
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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri
The Imo state police command, yesterday said that it has arrested two suspected inmates of Owerri Correctional Center, believed to be among the over 1,800 inmates who escaped when the “unknown gunmen” attacked the Correctional facility last month.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwo, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri.
The Police alleged that they were arrested at their hideout at Eziobodo, Owerri West Local Government Area in Imo State, with an AK47 rifle, military Camouflage among other exhibits.
According to police, “On the 11/05/21, operatives of the Divisional Police Hqrs, Nekede/Ihiagwa, acting on a report of Armed robbery stormed a criminal hideout at Eziobodo, Owerri West LGA, and arrested the following:-Godwin Danladi “M” 20 yrs old, Bamaiyi Gada “M” yrs old.
Channels Television
Updated May 11, 2021
File Photo: A police officer handcuffed some suspects in Abuja on October 3rd, 2020 PHOTO: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV
The Police have arrested suspected armed robbers and recovered ammunition in Imo State.
The suspects were said to be a part of the robbery gang that has been terrorising Nekede and its environs.
In a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Ikeokwu Orlando, the suspects, Godwin Danladi and Bamaiyi Gada were arrested at Eziobodo in Owerri West LGA of Imo State.
“At the point of arrest, one AK47 rifle, two magazines, two live ammunition, one Military Camouflage, and some other Military Accouterments were recovered from them”.