Gunrunner arrested with 375 live cartridges in Anambra

• Published On: 17 June 2024 at 19:00

The Anambra State Police Command announced on Monday that it had apprehended a gunrunner named Felix Owaya for possessing around 375 live cartridges.

The culprit, who is claimed to be from Delta State's Ika South Local Government Area, was nabbed by Fegge Division police on Niger Street in Onitsha.

According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesman for the Anambra State police command, during interrogation, the suspect admitted that he was sent by one Charles Ogboma to an individual he has yet to identify to collect the ammo.

Ikenga stated, "On 15/6/2024 at 1:30 p.m., police operatives from the Fegge Division were on patrol along Niger Street in Onitsha when they arrested Felix Owaya 'M', 48, of Ika South LGA in Delta State and discovered 375 live cartridges.

"During interrogation, the suspect admitted that he was sent by one Mr Charles Ogboma to an individual he has yet to identify to collect the ammo. Meanwhile, the probe is underway.

"The Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, while commending police officers who made the recovery for their vigilance and tenacity of purpose, directed all personnel in the Command to sustain the tempo of crime prevention and detection in service of the people of the State."

Similarly, in May, the Anambra State Police Command stated that it had apprehended a suspected cultist and collected one locally produced pistol and four live bullets.


In a statement, state police spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the suspect, who had been terrorising communities in the state, was apprehended based on solid intelligence.