According to a statement issued Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Awkuzu acted on credible intelligence and raided the apartment on Thursday. During the operation, officers found the abandoned rifle and a magazine, though no ammunition was recovered.
The discovery is linked to an ongoing investigation into a case involving conspiracy, murder, and illegal possession of firearms, following the brutal killing of two men in Okochi Village, Okpuno, within Awka South Local Government Area.
The prime suspect, identified as Nwajagu, reportedly fled the scene through the back door as officers approached the premises.
“The Command hereby assures that efforts are being intensified to apprehend and bring the fleeing suspect to justice,” Ikenga stated. He added that the recovered firearm has been taken into custody as evidence.
The police appealed for public cooperation and promised to provide updates as the investigation progresses.
This incident adds to a string of firearm recoveries in the state. In July 2025, officers found an abandoned AK-47 rifle in a partially constructed building in Ihuowele Ngo Village, Igboukwu. That weapon was linked to a suspect, Samson, who has been missing since June 2024.
In previous operations, the police have also recovered rifles stolen during attacks on security facilities in 2021, and in October 2023, two AK-47s were retrieved after robbers abandoned them during a failed operation along the Ebenebe–Achalla road.
More recently, in July 2024, the command reported the arrest of over 200 suspects in two months, along with the recovery of 20 AK-47 rifles, locally fabricated firearms, and pump-action guns.
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