Anambra Police Raid Obosi Drug Hideout, Arrest Two, Recover N6.2m Worth of Suspected Drugs
By Chizoba Njaka
The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its intelligence-led operations against criminal elements and their hideouts across the state, in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu. The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, ordered sustained operations aimed at dismantling criminal bases and denying criminals safe havens across the state.
In a statement issued to journalists in Awka, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, acting on credible intelligence, stormed a suspected criminal hideout in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area, in the early hours of August 11. According to him, the operation led to the arrest of two male suspects identified as Nzube Onyedikachukwu, alias “Onyeoma,” 47, and Ugochukwu Azia, 20.
SP Ikenga said a search of the hideout resulted in the recovery of a large quantity of substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa, methamphetamine and other illicit drugs, valued at approximately N6.2 million. The operatives also recovered N598,400 in cash from the location.
The police spokesperson said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were allegedly involved in the distribution of illicit drugs, while the location was reportedly being used as a gathering point by suspected criminal elements after carrying out their operations. He added that some of the suspected criminals reportedly fled the scene upon sighting the police operatives.
The two suspects are currently in police custody, while investigation has commenced to determine the source and distribution network of the suspected illicit drugs, identify other persons allegedly connected to the operation and establish the circumstances surrounding the cash recovered.
Reacting to the development, CP Nnanna Oji Ama reiterated the command’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led raids, targeted operations and proactive policing to dismantle criminal hideouts and prevent criminals from establishing safe havens in Anambra State.
The commissioner also urged residents, traditional institutions, community leaders and other stakeholders to continue providing the police with credible and timely information on suspicious persons, criminal activities and identified criminal hideouts and assured that the command would continue to work with relevant stakeholders to strengthen security and protect lives and property across the state.