Police recover pistols, cult caps from abandoned motorcycle in Anambra
August 14, 2026 12:59 pm
The recovered items. Credit: Police
The Anambra State Police Command has recovered two locally fabricated pistols and three caps bearing an inscription linked to the Vikings Confraternity from an abandoned motorcycle in Awka North Local Government Area.
The items were recovered by operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit during a routine patrol along the Isuaniocha Bridge on Thursday.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to him, the officers had sighted two young men riding a black Sanyang motorcycle without a registration number when the riders suddenly made a reckless turn after spotting the police team.
The action prompted the officers to pursue them.
Ikenga said the suspects eventually fell from the motorcycle and abandoned it, along with two slippers and a bag, before escaping into a nearby bush.
A search of the abandoned bag led to the recovery of the firearms and caps.
The statement read, “The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another significant feat during a routine patrol operation with operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit. During the operation, the team recovered two fabricated pistols and three caps bearing an inscription associated with a secret cult from an abandoned motorcycle in Awka North Local Government Area.
“The operatives in the afternoon of August 13, 2026 while on patrol along the Isuaniocha Bridge, sighted two young men riding a black-coloured Sanyang motorcycle without a registration number.
“The suspects, on sighting the Police team, suddenly and recklessly turned the motorcycle in an apparent attempt to evade the operatives. The suspicious action prompted the officers to give them a hot chase.
“During the pursuit, the suspects fell from the motorcycle and abandoned it, together with two slippers and a bag, before fleeing into a nearby bush. A search of the abandoned bag subsequently led to the recovery of two fabricated pistols and three caps bearing an inscription associated with the Vikings Confraternity.”
Ikenga said efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects and establish their identities, affiliations and the circumstances surrounding the possession of the recovered items.
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, directed operatives to intensify efforts to apprehend the suspects.
“The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, notes that the Command remains committed to sustained patrols, intelligence-led operations and proactive policing measures aimed at disrupting criminal activities and ensuring the safety and security of residents across the State.
“He further directs that efforts should be intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects,” the statement added.
In July, officers of the Lagos State Police Command arrested a suspected armed robbery suspect and recovered a locally fabricated pistol alongside assorted charms during a routine patrol in the Igando area of Lagos State.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed that the arrest was part of the command’s sustained efforts against crime and criminality across the state.
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