Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the 33 Police Station, in collaboration with Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, have arrested a 23-year-old female suspect linked to a case of armed robbery and kidnapping.
The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga.
Ikenga stated that the suspect was apprehended in the early hours of Tuesday following the recovery of a stolen Toyota Highlander SUV belonging to a victim attacked in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area.
According to the police, the victim was ambushed by five armed men operating in a Toyota Corolla at Nkwelle GRA Gate. The attackers forced the victim into the boot of his car and drove him to a bush in Umuoji Town, where they took his phone and transferred ₦24 million from his account before fleeing with the vehicle.
The statement read in part, “The Anambra State Police Command operatives attached to the 33 Police Station, in collaboration with Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, in the early hours of 27th October 2025, arrested one Okonkwo Onyinye, aged 23 years, a female accomplice in a reported case of armed robbery and kidnap incident.
“The team also recovered the snatched Toyota Highlander SUV of the victim in Ogidi. Preliminary information revealed that the victim was double-crossed by five armed men operating in a Toyota Corolla car at Nkwelle GRA Gate.
“The suspects forcefully placed the victim in the boot of his vehicle and drove off to a bush in Umuoji Town, where they dispossessed him of his phone and transferred the sum of ₦24 million from his account before abandoning him and escaping with the vehicle.”
Ikenga added that the suspects were traced to Nawfia and later to Ogidi, where they exchanged gunfire with the operatives before fleeing. The white Toyota Highlander with registration number RBC 649 CN was recovered at the scene, and the female suspect was arrested. She is currently assisting police investigators with information to track down the fleeing gang members.
The police spokesperson further disclosed that security patrols have been intensified across Anambra State ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025.
He assured that further updates on the investigation would be made public as they unfold.