Police hunt for alleged owner of AK-47 rifle recovered in Anambra apartment

By Obinna Unaeze

Police operatives have began manhunt for one Samson over an AK-47 rifle recovered from the roof-top of a residential apartment under renovation at Ihuowele Ngo Village Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra state.

Samson, allegedly identified as a notorious individual was the former occupant of the apartment and may be connected to the weapon, the spokesperson for Anambra Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said in a statement on Friday in Awka.

The Police spokesperson said the rifle was recovered following information from residents of Ihuowele Ngo Village.

“The Police Command in Anambra leveraging on necessary information from the good indigenes of the state on July 11, 2025 by 12:30pm recovered an abandoned AK-47 rifle in a residential apartment under renovation at Ihuowele Ngo Village, Igboukwu, Aguata LGA of Anambra state,” he said.

Ikenga said that preliminary investigation revealed that Samson has not been seen in the area since June 2024, and efforts are currently ongoing to track and apprehend him.

The PPRO said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ikioye Orutugu, commended the vigilance of the community members and reiterated the importance of Community-Police collaboration.

Ikenga said the commissioner urged the public to continue to provide timely and actionable information that would aid the police in delivering on its mandate of protecting lives and property.

Recall that on Wednesday, the Police-led Joint Task Force (JTF) also recovered an AK-47 rifle allegedly used by suspected gunmen in the gun duel with the JTF at Oko-Ekwulobia flyover, Aguata LGA.

(NAN)