CRIME

Police Parade 8 Suspects Arrested With Large Quantity Of Indian Hemp In Aba, Others (Video)

Abia State Police Command has paraded eight suspects nabbed with a large quantity of substance suspected to be Indian hemp, ABN TV reports.

Other items recovered from them include, some quantities of Tramadol tablets, Tiazopam tablets, Refnor tablets, Simnor tablets.

During a press briefing on Wednesday at the headquarters of the state police command in Umuahia, the command’s spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka said their arrest followed a credible intelligence regarding criminal activities at Ehere Secondary School, Aba.

ASP Maureen Chinaka

She said the police detectives had conducted a cordon, search, and arrest operation on September 24, 2023.

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The suspects are said to have been involved in illegal drug trade.

She gave their names as:
One Kelechi Kalu (male, 25 years)
One Nnanna Nwogu (male, 35 years)
One Chika Ugochukwu (male, 33 years)
One Ndubuisi Chikere (male, 38 years)
One Check Bowel (male, 45 years)
One Ugochukwu Monday (male, 20 years)
One Grace Chika (female, 27 years)
One Owe Mary (female, 20 years)

She added, “Large quantities of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and various hard drugs were recovered. The suspects have been charged to court after a thorough investigation and were remanded accordingly.”

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Other suspects arrested for illegal possession of firearms include,
One Chinedu Ukachukwu (male) 23 years
One Chibueze Nwokocha (male) 25 years
One Steve Okafor (male) 17 years
Uche Awa (male) 23 years
One Chisom Chijioke (male) 17 years

Exhibits recovered from them include, One cut-to-size locally fabricated single-barrel short gun, six live cartridges.

They were arrested on September 24, 2023, by personnel from the Counter-Terrorist Unit. They were intercepted in a tricycle with five male occupants.

“A search led to the discovery of a cut-to-size locally fabricated single-barrel short gun, loaded with live cartridges. The case is under investigation by the Monitoring Unit Umuahia”, she said.

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