Imo State Command of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested two notorious car snatchers in the state.
The State Commandant of the Corps, Mary Mbanugo, made this known while parading the suspects in Owerri, on Wednesday.
Mbanugo said that Anayo Obekwe, 51, from Ahiazu Mbaise and Kenneth Alamonye, 53, from Ehime Mbano council areas, respectively, were arrested for allegedly snatching a navy blue Toyota Corolla car at gunpoint.
According to her, the car, snatched in Umuahia, the Abia capital, was recovered at Umuodu Mbieri, Mbaitoli LGA of the state.
She added that Obekwe claimed to be a mechanic fixing the said car for Alamonye and had no idea that the vehicle brought to him for repair was a stolen vehicle.
Mbanugo said Alamonye, whom she referred to as the prime suspect, however, confessed to the crime, which the command has successfully recovered.
“The arrests and recovery of the stolen vehicle were made possible through the command’s surveillance and new security strategies of the special intelligence team.
“We were able to crack down these syndicates that specialise in snatching cars from the members of the public at gunpoint through the command’s intelligence team.
“We are not leaving any stone unturned in fighting crime and criminality and we must clamp down all their nefarious activities across the state especially during this yuletide,” she said.
She urged Imo people to feel free to come home for the festivities as adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure safety of lives and property.