The Anambra State Police Command, on Friday, October 24, arrested 29-year-old Onyeaka Odogwu a.k.a Red Angel, suspected of a being a cultist and political thug.
Thenewsbearer learnt that the arrest, made at about 11:30a.m., followed an intelligence-led operation by a team of the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS), Enugu-Ukwu.
Recovered were two pump action guns, two English-made double-barrel guns, three live cartridges, red cloth and regalia bearing cult insignia and three black caps, as well as red caps with inscriptions associated with Vikings Confraternity.
In a statement on Sunday, October 26, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said that the suspect was apprehended in a sustained effort to ensure a peaceful, safe, and credible forthcoming governorship election in the state.
Ikenga stated that the suspect confessed during interrogation to being a member of the Vikings Confraternity and also linked himself to activities involving political thuggery.
It was further gathered that after his confession, the suspect led SPACS operatives to his group’s armoury at Omor in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, where the exhibits were recovered.
“All recovered exhibits have been documented as evidence, while further investigations aimed at tracking and apprehending other gang members and associates mentioned by the suspect are currently ongoing,” the PPRO stated.
The Commissioner of Police, Dr Ikioye Orutugu, in his comment, said that the Command would not allow cult groups, armed gangs, or political thugs to threaten the peace and electoral stability of the State.
He urged parents, community leaders and youth groups to discourage young people from being recruited into cult-related activities, while assuring Ndi Anambra of enhanced security deployment across all Local Government Areas.
