Communities across Anambra State are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief following the arrest of six suspected armed robbers by the Joint Security Task Force (JTF) in a coordinated security sweep.
The arrests, carried out across Anambra North, Central, and South senatorial districts, mark a significant step in the state’s efforts to curb rising crime and restore public trust in security agencies.
Local residents welcomed the operation, saying it signals a return of security presence and renewed determination to secure neighborhoods that had been under threat from criminal gangs.
Authorities say the suspects were linked to a string of violent robberies and are currently under investigation. Recovered weapons and other evidence are being analyzed.
Security analysts note that the success of this operation could serve as a model for broader crime prevention strategies across Nigeria’s southeastern region.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, announced the arrests and detention on Wednesday in Awka, stating that the operations were carried out in collaboration with the Anambra State Vigilante Corps.
Ikenga said that the suspects were apprehended on Monday in Ifite village, Oko, and recovered from them an English Beretta pistol.
He said that the suspects reportedly confessed to being members of the “Beggars’ Confraternity” and identified a notorious gunrunner known as “Kiss Me” as their armourer.
“A manhunt has been launched to apprehend the fugitive.”
In a separate operation at the Federal Polytechnic Oko’s permanent site, operatives also arrested and detained four individuals caught in the act of vandalising electrical infrastructure.
Ikenga added that assorted cable wires were recovered from the scene and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to ongoing security operations aimed at denying criminal elements any foothold in the state.
