Few weeks
after the launch of the military exercise code-named Operation Python Dance II
in the South Eastern part of the country, the military has announced the arrest
of 42 suspected criminals in Imo State.
The suspects were
said to have been arrested for various crime ranging from armed robbery to kidnapping
to cultism among others. While handling
over the suspects to the Police in Imo, the commander 34 Artillery Brigade
Obinze, Brigadier General Hamza Bature said the officers and men of the command
are poised to flush out criminal elements in the zone and make the it a haven
for citizens of the state.
The Commissioner of
Police Imo State, Mr Chris Ezike, who received the suspects commended the army
in the state for their contributions to fighting crime in the state. He
promised that the suspects will be prosecuted accordingly. Various weapons including six pump action
weapons, 18 locally made weapons, two motorcycles, fake dollars and bullet
cartridges were among items recovered from the suspects.
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