From Ifeoma Ejiofor
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad(RRS) Nnewi Sector, acting on credible information on how the proscribed Movement for Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has set out plans to enforce Sit-At-Home on the 30th of May 2025 arrested one Friday Obeta aged 37 years.
One motorcycle, a branded t-shirt and an operational Identification card of the proscribed organization was also recovered.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Anambra command, Tochukwu Ikenga (SP) revealed this in a press statement on Wednesday.
The PPRO said that the suspect has confessed to being a member and an informant to the proscribed group and has made useful information that is aiding the investigation for the possible arrest of other gang members.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu(CP) has charged the operatives to intensify their onslaught operations, given the suspect’s confessions.
He urged them to step up surveillance operations to thwart any unlawful gathering in the State.