Police arrest six in Anambra for hiring sick persons to beg for alms

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested six suspects for allegedly hiring and using sick persons to solicit alms from the public.

The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday evening during a raid on an uncompleted building in Isu village, Oba, where they were operating the illicit scheme.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.

According to the statement, the raid was carried out by a Joint Security Team comprising operatives from the Oba Divisional Police Headquarters and Anambra Vigilante Group.

During the operation, the security team recovered six mobile phones and a total of ₦82,400 in cash, made up of ₦50, ₦100, and ₦200 notes.

The statement read, “A Joint Security Team comprising police from Oba Divisional Police Headquarters and Anambra Vigilante Operatives on 16th April 2025 at 6.30 pm during a raid in an uncompleted building at Isu village, Oba arrested six (6) suspects who allegedly hired sick persons to beg for alms from members of the public.

“The suspects are Doris Basil ‘f’ aged 28 years, Peter Ezedike ‘m’ aged 38 years, Susan Monday ‘f’ aged 27 years Ogechi Okoro ‘f’ aged 27 years, Solomon Sunday ‘m’ aged 29 years and Kenneth Achi ‘m’ aged 29 years.”

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