
The Anambra State Police Command, under the Ogidi Area Command, has recorded significant breakthroughs in its ongoing efforts to combat vehicle theft and armed robbery. Two stolen vehicles were successfully recovered on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in separate intelligence-led operations.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Command, acting swiftly on the intelligence-led information, the Divisional Police Officer, Obosi led a team of police operatives, in collaboration with local vigilante personnel, in a coordinated search and recovered an abandoned 2005 model Toyota RAV-4, red in colour, with registration number YAB 122 AZ (Abuja) at along Fresh Air Hotel Road, near Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, Odume-Isiowulu, Obosi.
He said the vehicle was reportedly snatched from the owner in the early hours of Friday, July 11, 2025, by three armed men in Oba.
In a related development and furtherance of a prior case reported on Sunday, July 6, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command, working closely with the Delta State Police Command, successfully recovered an abandoned school bus belonging to SUSU College.
The Police Officers attached to the Isiowulu Police Division, who had been investigating the case, acted on credible intelligence received in the early hours of Saturday, July 12, 2025. The vehicle was found abandoned opposite the Magistrate Court, Asaba, Delta State.
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc minps Phd commended the swift synergy between both Commands and reaffirmed the importance of continued cooperation between sister security agencies in tackling crimes that transcend state boundaries.
Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the theft is ongoing, and efforts are intensified to apprehend the perpetrators.