The police in Anambra State have arrested three suspected car snatchers in the state and Delta, spokesman Haruna Mohammed said in a statement in Awka on Thursday.
He said over 150 phones suspected to have been stolen from the victims were recovered from the suspects.
He said the suspects were nabbed by “Operation Puff Adder” personnel in conjunction with the detectives attached to Aguata Division of the command following intelligence report.
Mohammed said the suspects were part of the gang allegedly involved in robbery/carjacking on Anambra and Asaba axes.
He gave their names as Anyingor Arinze of Otueke, Asaba, Delta State; Chinedu Nweke of Mbekwe Estate, Ogidi and Ebuka Christian Eziamaka of Ire village, Obosi, both in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
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The police spokesman listed the stolen vehicles to include one Toyota Corolla 2004 and Lexus 300 car.
He said: “Exhibits found in their possession include one Gionee phone belonging to one of the victims whose vehicle was snatched.
“Others are 12 Itel phones of different models, 26 Infinix phones of different models, 32 Tecno phones of different models, 16 Samsung phones of different models, three Gionee phones of different models and 60 other smaller phones of different models, all suspected to have been snatched from victims.”
Mohammed said the suspects would be prosecuted after investigations.
“The command enjoins people whose phones were either snatched or stolen through similar modus to report at the Special Anti-robbery Squad, Awkuzu with proof of ownership in order to claim their handsets and give evidence to aid police investigation,” he added.
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