Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old man, Chigbo Umeugokwe, for alleged armed robbery and defilement of a minor in Achina community, Aguata Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, officers attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Gender Unit, Awka, working with a local community security outfit, apprehended the suspect on 11 November 2025.
Umeugokwe, a resident of Umuezeiyi Village in Achina, was alleged to have stormed a shop in the community on 29 October 2025, armed with a locally made single-barrel gun and a small axe. He reportedly wore a red polo shirt fashioned into a face mask and abducted a 13-year-old girl from the shop.
He was said to have taken the girl to a nearby bush, where he allegedly defiled her before fleeing with ₦30,000 stolen from the shop.
SP Tochukwu said the suspect confessed voluntarily during interrogation, and several exhibits were recovered from him, including the locally made gun, the axe, and the red polo shirt used as a mask.
The police spokesperson added that the suspect will be arraigned in court on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, as part of the Command’s efforts to ensure justice for the victim and uphold accountability for offenders