The Anambra State Police Command has raided a black spot in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, arresting six suspects, including a female.
The spokesman for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a press statement released on Wednesday, adding that operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad in Enugwu-Ukwu carried out the operation on Tuesday.
Ikenga said the team recovered one fabricated Beretta pistol without a magazine and quantities of illicit drugs, including Mkpuru Mmiri (crystal meth), during the raid.
The statement read in part, “Police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugwu Ukwu on August 12, 2025, at about 2.30 pm and acting on credible intelligence, stormed a black spot at 7th Mile, Ogidi, Idemili North LGA.
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“The team arrested six suspects, including a female, and recovered one fabricated Beretta pistol without a magazine and quantities of illicit drugs including Mkpuru Mmiri (crystal meth) during the raid.
“The suspects are: Olisaemeka Izuchukwu, ‘M’, aged 21 years; Isioma Chisom, ‘M’, aged 22 years; Chinonso Izuchukwu, ‘M’, aged 20 years; Chinaza Isioma, ‘M’, aged 24 years; Onyekwelu Miracle, ‘M’, aged 19 years, and Mrs. Chinenye Eloka Okeke, ‘F’, aged 35 years.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, commended the operatives for their swift action and reaffirmed the Command’s resolve to sustain the tempo against cultism, drug trafficking, and other crimes in the state.”
He revealed that the suspects would be charged in court on the conclusion of the investigations.”
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