A burglar who broke into the house of a Revend Father and stole various items including an iPhone 16 as well as the sum of N150,070 has been arrested by men of the Anambra State Police Command.
The man, Chidubem Anyigo, aged 24 years, was said to have carried out the burglary and theft of valuables at St. Hilary Parish House, Owelle-Aja, Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that police operatives attached to Okpoko Police Division, in collaboration with operatives of the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) at Relief Market, acting on credible intelligence, arrested the man on October 30, a few days after carrying out the burglary and theft.
At the point of his arrest, items said to have been recovered included an iPhone 16 Plus, a cash sum of ₦150,070 as well as other belongings of the cleric.
During preliminary interrogation, he was said to have made useful statements to assist the ongoing investigation. The Reverend Father has also been contacted and has positively identified the recovered items as his own.
The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and he is expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
