The Abia State Police Command has arrested a four-man armed robbery and car snatching gang.

The gang were busted by operatives attached to Umuopara Police Station in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said in a statement on Monday.

Ogbonna in the release gave names of the four-man gang members as Alegu Anaeto, 22; Daniel Omeh, 25; Peter Onuameme, 38, and  Emeka Ibeh, 48.

Items recovered from the gang include a Toyota Sienna SUV with Registration number HM 67 EKY, which they allegedly snatched on gunpoint from its owner, one Iwuchukwu Prince Chimuanya of No. 24 Amaigbo Road, Port Harcourt in Rivers State.

The suspects were said to have also made away with Chimuanya’s N25,000, Permanent Voters’ Card, original Driver’s License and other valuables.

According to Ogbonna, the Umuopara officers intercepted Alegu Anaeto with the vehicle and when he was questioned, he could not give a proper account of the vehicle.

Anaeto was later transferred to the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit where he made confessional statements that led to the arrest of his cohorts and revelations of more of their escapades.

It was learnt that the Commissioner of Police has directed the immediate transfer of the suspects to Rivers Command, where the matter was originally reported.