Armed police operatives allegedly raid shop, rob residents in Anambra

Operatives of the Anambra State Police have arrested six police officers accused of raiding a shop and robbing residents of their mobile phones.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.

Mr Ikenga said the officers were arrested after a video of residents protesting against the action of the operatives surfaced on social media.

The video posted on X showed many residents gathered by a roadside and a male voice in the background.

“Police operatives from Otuocha invaded a shop where people were charging their phones and started shooting indiscriminately. They stole all the phones and ran away. This is robbery,” he said.

According to Ikenga, The officer who led the team mentioned in the video has been identified and arrested.

He did not, however, mention in the statement what the operatives were accused of, or mention the community where the incident happened.

He invited the victims to come forward to help the police to further investigate the issue.