The Anambra State Police Command has began a manhunt for a suspected owner of an AK-47 rifle allegedly recovered from the roof-top of a residential apartment under renovation.
The building is located at Ihuowele Ngo Village, Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of the State.
A statement on Friday by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the rifle was recovered following information from residents of the village.
According him, the former occupant of the apartment who is simply identified as Samson, was described as a notorious individual and is suspceted to be the owner of the rifle.
Ikenga noted 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 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.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has commended the vigilance of the community members.
The CP who reiterated the importance of Community-Police collaboration, 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.
