ANAMBRA POLICE ARREST 19-YEAR-OLD FLEEING SUSPECT, RECOVER MOBILE PHONE STOLEN IN ADAMAWA STATE

State Intelligence Department apprehends youth following cross-regional tracking after suspect allegedly dispossessed victims in Northern region and fled to South-East

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old suspect, identified as Mustapha Sani, in Awka following his alleged escape from Adamawa State after stealing a mobile device.

The suspect was apprehended by officers attached to the State Intelligence Department (SID) following intelligence-led tracking operations. During the arrest, police operatives recovered an Infinix Android smartphone allegedly stolen from victims in Adamawa State.

In an official press statement, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that preliminary investigations indicate the suspect dispossessed unsuspecting citizens of mobile devices in Adamawa before fleeing to the South-East to evade arrest and liquidate stolen items.

Reacting to the operational success, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Ama, reaffirmed the command's commitment to sustained inter-state intelligence sharing and proactive policing to ensure criminals find no safe haven within the state. The suspect remains in custody pending further investigation and transfer to relevant jurisdictional authorities for prosecution.