Police arrest suspected gunman, recover AK47 rifle

Police in Anambra State have arrested an alleged notorious teenage criminal and also recovered an AK 47 rifle from him.

The 18-year-old boy is said to have been involved in a gunmen attack KS in the state.

A press release by the state police command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said an assault rifle was recovered from him, hidden in the roof of a house in Awka.

Revealing how he was arrested, Ikenga said: “Police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugu-Ukwu acting on credible information on 6th December 2024 by 2.30 pm arrested one Miracle Mwakalor, male, 18 years from Umubele village, Awka-South Local Government Area and recovered one AK47 Rifle and one magazine.

“The operatives burst the den of the criminal gang during an evil debrief on how they want to commit havoc in Nibo, Awka South Local Government today.”

He said the suspect was arrested, while other members of his gang escaped. He added that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and led the operatives to an apartment at Ubuofu Awka, where they hid the recovered rifle on the roof.

Ikenga said efforts are already being made to arrest fleeing members of the gang.