Can you guess who the Anambra Police Command recovered the following firearms from, and how much evil had been committed using them?
The question has become key in the wake of series of security breaches in and around the state, against both the background and the caliber of persons behind such crimes.
The firearms were recovered from 22-year-old suspected cultist identified as Favour Izunna, also known as “Njoku”, according to a statement from the police.
These followed a police raid on his hideout, where also one pump-action gun, five live cartridges, one locally-made Beretta pistol and seven rounds of 7.5mm live ammunition were recovered
He is alleged to have been involved in murder and kidnapping activities in and around Obosi community in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated these in a statement today.
The statement said operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Unit, Enugwu Ukwu, arrested the suspect during a raid on a criminal hideout in Obosi.
Described as a member of a dreaded cult group known as the Vikings Confraternity, police say he operates as an executioner responsible for terrorising Obosi and its environs.
Here is how the police statement narrated it:
“Following the confession of a notorious suspect arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Unit, Enugwu Ukwu, on April 30, 2026, the Anambra State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in ongoing investigations.
“The suspect, identified as Favour Izunna, a.k.a. Njoku, aged 22 years, is a member of a dreaded cult group known as the Vikings Confraternity, where he operates as an executioner responsible for terrorising Obosi and its environs.
“Subsequently, with operational support from the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, the Police operatives recovered the following items from a criminal hideout in Obosi: one pump-action gun, five live cartridges, one locally made Beretta pistol and seven rounds of 7.5mm live ammunition.
“During interrogations, the suspect further confessed to the gruesome murder of about five persons in Obosi.
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“However, he could only clearly recall three victims identified as: Somtochukwu Alfred (male), Udechukwu Izuchukwu (male), and Izuchukwu Obi (male).
“He also disclosed the involvement of certain sponsors who allegedly contracted him to carry out the killings within the community.”
The suspect also admitted to participating in several kidnapping operations within Anambra State, including victims identified as Emeka Chukwuka (male) and Chinelo Onyeka (female), among others.
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed intensified efforts towards the arrest of other gang members and the alleged sponsors currently at large.
“Further developments will be communicated in due course,” the statement added.
There is therefore more to the firearms than meets the eye.
