Imo bank robbery: Police finally arrest last suspect
- Admin
- Feb 23, 2018
- 2 min read
A year after an armed robbery gang invaded a branch of new generation Bank in Owerri, Imo State, killed two policemen and wounded another, the Police have nabbed the last member of the gang.
Identified as Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam, aka, Ogolo, he hails from Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.
Parading the suspect on Friday in Owerri, the Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, told reporters, “I am delighted to announce to you that the remaining member of the gang, one Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam, aka, Ogolo, male, 29 of age, hails from Obazu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, was arrested on February 21, 2018.
“The suspect, who claimed to hold a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Government and Public Administration from Imo State University in 2008, was arrested in his hideout at Close 7, Mgbuakara Eleparawan, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.”
The CP said the suspect had confessed to the crime and further revealed that out of the N2.8m his gang stole from their target, he got a share of N400,000.
“The suspect also confessed to being an armed robber since 2012 and has participated in several robbery operations in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Owerri between 2012 and 2017.
“He is helping in our investigation as we speak,” Ezike stressed.
“I addressed the Press on June 13, 2017, on this subject matter where I stated that on February 22, 2017, an armed robbery gang trailed a bank customer to the Wetheral Road branch of Zenith Bank, Owerri and unleashed attack within the bank premises.
“The hoodlums shot into the air repeatedly and exchanged gunfire with the three policemen from our command posted to the bank,” he added.
The CP recalled that one of the armed robbers, Ikechukwu Okpara, was shot dead by Chukwudi Iboko.
“The arrest of the remaining member of the gang, Chinonso Gift Onwuegbuchulam, from Obazu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State signals the closure of this criminal gang and their nefarious activities,” Ezike said.
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