The Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested an armed robbery suspect who was recruited into the state’s vigilante group, fleeing with a pump action gun for a robbery operation.

The arrest according to a statement by the police spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga, was made possible by operatives attached to the 3-3 Police Division, led by CSP Emeka Obi, who acted on credible information.

The suspect, identified as Enediong Bassey, is said to be a native of Ikono Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. He was apprehended in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, where one pump action gun wrapped in a rice bag was recovered from him.

During interrogation, the State Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that the suspect admitted to being a member of a security outfit/vigilante, and have confessed that he was attempting to escape with the gun to join his criminal gang for armed robbery and other illegal activities.

He also added that the CP has directed the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti-Robbery Squad for further investigation.