Police recover snatched bus in Anambra
The police command in Anambra has recovered a shuttle bus snatched by suspected armed robbers at Nkwelle, Oyi LGA, on Saturday.
This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday.
The bus belongs to the Transport Company of Anambra State.
According to the statement, operatives attached to the Obosi Divisional Station on Saturday recovered a stolen shuttle bus with Registration Number: AGU 651 ZL at Nkwelle.
It explained that the operatives swung into action following a distress call by the driver to the control room of the police command in Anambra.
The command said that the suspects, a five-person armed gang, disguised themselves as passengers and dispossessed the driver of N20,000 and the shuttle bus.
“Consequently, the operatives acted swiftly and alerted the necessary security checkpoints to deny the criminals access to escape. (This) forced the hoodlums to abandon the vehicle at Slaughter Junction, in Nkwelle and fled through a nearby bush,” he said.
The command said security patrols had been intensified to enhance safety and nip the fleeing suspects of possible arrest.
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