Police operatives have arrested two armed robbery suspects and recovered a locally made pistol, tools for house breaking and other incriminating items, including cash.

The suspects were arrested in the early hours of Thursday at about 5:23am, The Spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command, said in a statement.

“Police operatives attached to Umuchu Division in conjunction with patrol team from MOPOL 29 PMF Awka while enforcing the COVID-19 Curfew in Umuchu,Aguata LGA intercepted one Ogbonna Chigozie ‘m’ aged 18 years from Uturu Okigwe LGA of Abia State but resides at Nkpor in Idemili North LGA, and Chimezie Afulor ‘m’ aged 33years from Akirra Umunokpa Uzowani LGA of Enugu State.

“They were intercepted at the border post in Umuchu inside a tricycle with registration number GDD 081 VC conducting themselves in a suspicious manner.

“Suspects were immediately searched and the following exhibits recovered in their possessions,one locally made pistol with four rounds of life ammunition, one tricycle, house breaking implements and cash sum of thirty one thousand seven hundred and twenty Naira (N31,720)”, the Police command stated.

The Street Reporters Newspaper reports that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects allegedly snatched the tricycle from Nkpor and were trying to cross to Akokwa in Imo State before their arrests.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP John B. Abang, has ordered for immediate transfer of the case to the Command Special Anti Robbery Squard (SARS) for discreet investigation.