Imo State Police Arrest 16 yrs Old Oyedikachi Iyaka For Gunrunning

Police in imo State yesterday paraded a 16-year-old boy, Onyedikachi Iyaka, who was in remission for smuggling. throughout his parade, Governor Rochas Okorocha said that all reminder criminals had set military blockade to imo State. The governor, who spoke through the Secretary to the regime, Chief George Eche, bestowed commendation awards to twenty-eight police personnel for worthy performance in crime fighting.
According to the SSG, attributable to the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers, oldsters square measure apprehensive over the security of their wards whenever they leave the house.
He said: “These days, individuals pay most to put in iron doors and felony protection once building homes, all owing to robbers and kidnappers. solely yesterday, whereas praying reception, my family thanked God for the safe come of our son back to highschool.”
Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, disclosed that the command understood Iyaka, who hails from Umuchokwu Ukwu village in Ehime Mbano authorities space with four hundred rounds of in chains General Purpose ammunition, 1,016 rounds of AK47 live ammunition, one AK47 empty magazine, one K2 empty magazine, one Army camouflage bullet-proof vest, one blue police waterproof, one Green Beret cap and one empty ammunition box. Ezike aforesaid the Iyaka was in remission at Egbelu Awaka in Owerri North authorities space on weekday, following a tipoff.
The commissioner conjointly paraded a 25-year-old man, Kingsley Alaukwu, from Umuoso Mgbuishi in Ohaji-Egbema authorities space for the nobble and murder of Gabriel Alaukwu (67) and 38-year-old Iniobong Sunday who were buried in an exceedingly shallow grave when a ransom of N100,000 was paid. The police conjointly declared Ugochukwu Ekezie and Emeka Onuegbu wished in reference to the nobble and murder of the 2 persons.
Others paraded were Kabiru Garba (26) from Gumel in Jigawa State for the nobble of Tochukwu Okeke and Ekemezie Okeke; and thirty two year old Uche Ikewelugo of Awka, Anambra state for the nobble and theft on press agency of Federal Republic of Nigeria (NAN) chief correspondent in imo, Evangeline Chidi Opara.Ezike conferred commendation awards to twenty six policemen including a pair of ladies for his or her gallantry, commitment,and uncommon zeal to resolution the nobble and murder lately Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo in 5 days