Men of the Operation Udo Ga Chi of the Anambra State Police Command have burst a criminal den in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state and arrested a suspect involved in the gruesome m8rder of a woman.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, said the suspect, Ewulu Chikwo, confessed to being among the armed criminals that attacked the Ukpor Divisional Police Headquarters and k!lled the woman, Inspector Stella Maris.
“Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad/Anti-Kidnapping unit acting on credible information on 25th April 2025 busted a criminal camp at Ukpor,” the statement read.
“They arrested one Ewulu Chikwo ‘m’ aged 35 years from Osumoghu Isieke Village, Ihiala LGA. The suspect and his gang members were allegedly planning to enforce illegal Sit-At-Home in the area the following Monday.
“During the interrogation of the suspect, he confessed to being a member of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and also among the armed criminals that attacked the Ukpor Divisional Police Headquarters in the year 2022 where a Policewoman, Inspector Stella Maris was gruesomely m8rdered.
“Given the above, the Joint Security Force has intensified patrols in the area. even as the State Police Command has equally assured of swift action on any security information, especially as it affects the arrest of other gang members in the area.”
