The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Chigbo Umeugokwe, from Umuezeiyi Village in Achina, Aguata Local Government Area, for armed robbery and the defilement of a 13-year-old girl.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect allegedly stormed a shop in the same community on October 29, 2025, armed with a locally made single-barrel gun and a small axe. He reportedly used a red polo shirt as a makeshift face mask, robbed the shop of ₦30,000, and abducted the minor.
The suspect allegedly took the 13-year-old girl to a nearby bush where he raped her.
Following a joint operation by operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department’s Gender Unit in Awka and local vigilantes, Umeugokwe was arrested on November 11, 2025.
During interrogation, the suspect reportedly made a voluntary confession. Police recovered the locally made gun, the small axe, and the red polo shirt used as a mask.
The police spokesman confirmed that the suspect will be arraigned in court on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
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“The command remains committed to ensuring justice for the victim and holding offenders accountable,” Ikenga said.
In a separate incident last month, the Anambra Police also arrested a 23-year-old woman and her accomplice for armed robbery and kidnapping after they snatched a Toyota Highlander SUV in Ogidi and transferred ₦24 million from the victim’s account.
