Our AK-47, Ammunition Missing – Police Tell Court

CHUKA UBAH

The Police on Tuesday told an Anambra Magistrate Court, Ogidi District, that an AK-47 rifle and about 90 rounds of ammunition allegedly snatched from a Police operative by some youths in Obosi, Idemili North Council area of Anamabra State was still missing.

The Police prosecutor attached to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) Awkuzu, Inspector Everest Chike, make the presentation at the hearing of motion on notice to allow the Police detain the suspects arrested in connection with the crime.

The prosecutor, Chike, prayed the Court to allow the Police keep the suspects in their custody as it would enable them trace the items to their ring leader who was still at large.

“That it will serve the interest of justice for the honourable Court to grant this application to remand the defendants in the cell at SARS office, Awkuzu, within 60 days to enable the applicant to recover the robbed Police AK-47 and its ammunition” he said.

Counsel to the defendants, P.A Oseme, however, argued that it should be struck out on the grounds that the applicant did not fill a requisite remand form and therefore should not remand the accused persons.

Oseme cited an authority which said that an accused person cannot be detained beyond 48 hours and within the 48 hours should be charged to court. He said that the accused had been in detention for more than one month and prayed the Court to grant them bail and be properly charged.

The Presiding Magistrate, G.C Nwabachili, after hearing from both sides, adjourned sitting on the matter to 14th August, 2019, for ruling on the motion.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that two young people had attacked a Police officer in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government area of the state and carted away his AK-47 riffle and ammunition after inflicting serious injuries on him with machetes and other dangerous weapons.

A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, expressed worries about the level of insecurity and cultism in Obosi area. He said that the youths may have taken possession of the arms to execute the current battle for supremacy among cult groups in the area.

The defendants, who were arrested by men of FSARS, Awkuzu and currently in detention, were Arthur Ajumobi, Onyebuchi Ibekuzie and Onyedika Abanobi.