One of those suspected to have attacked a police station in Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chukwumakpa Henry, has been arrested, authorities have claimed.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Thursday.
He said the 32-year-old suspect was arrested in a joint operation with Ikeduru Police Division, in one his hideout at Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state following an intelligence report at about 0900 hours.
The suspect, he said, is a native of Iho in Ikeduru Local Government Area but a resident at Orji area, Owerri.
The police spokesman said that the suspect was alleged to have participated in the attack on Orji Police Station on 25th May 2021 and other heinous crimes.
He said Henry confessed to the commission on the offence and other violent crimes in the recent past.
The police say that the suspect is a member of the criminal gang masquerading as unknown gunmen.
Some grammes of a substance suspected to be cocaine were recovered from him during the raid.
The statement added that investigation is ongoing while efforts are being intensified to arrest other gang members and recover their firearms.
