Anambra Police Recover Two Stolen Vehicles In Coordinated Cross-State Operations

The Anambra State Police Command has recovered two vehicles suspected to have been stolen by armed hoodlums in the state.

While one of the vehicles, a red 2005 model Toyota RAV-4, with registration number YAB 122 AZ, was recovered in Obosi, the other, a school bus belonging to SUSU College, was found abandoned in Asaba.

A press release by the state police command, signed by the Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the vehicles were snatched from their owners.


He said: “Two stolen vehicles were successfully recovered on July 12, 2025, in separate intelligence-led operations in Anambra and Delta States.

“The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, commended the swift synergy between both Anambra and Delta Commands and reaffirmed the importance of continued cooperation between sister security agencies in tackling crimes that transcend state boundaries.

“Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the theft is ongoing, and efforts are intensified to apprehend the perpetrators.”

Speaking on the circumstances that led to the recovery, Ikenga said: “Acting swiftly on the intelligence-led information, the Divisional Police Officer of Obosi led a team of police operatives, in collaboration with local vigilante personnel, in a coordinated search and recovered an abandoned 2005 model Toyota RAV-4, red in colour, with registration number YAB 122 AZ (Abuja) at along Fresh Air Hotel Road, near Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, Odume-Isiowulu, Obosi.

“The vehicle was reportedly snatched from the owner in the early hours of July 11, 2025, by three armed men in Oba.

“In a related development, and furtherance of a prior case reported on July 6, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command, working closely with the Delta State Police Command, has successfully recovered an abandoned school bus belonging to SUSU College.

“The police officers attached to the Isiowulu Police Division, who had been investigating the case, acted on credible intelligence received in the early hours of July 12, 2025. The vehicle was found abandoned opposite the Magistrate Court, Asaba, Delta State.”