The police have recovered a shuttle bus belonging to the transport company of Anambra State (TRACAS) after it was snatched by suspected armed robbers at Nkwelle, Oyi local government area of the state.
The state’s Police public relations officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, said this on Sunday, in Awka.
Ikenga said operatives attached to the Obosi divisional station on May 17, 2025, recovered the stolen shuttle bus at Nkwelle community.
He explained that the operatives swung into action following a distress call to the control room of the police command in Anambra by the driver.
The spokesman said that the suspects, a five-man armed gang, disguised themselves as passengers and dispossessed the driver of ₦20,000 and the shuttle bus.
The operatives acted swiftly and alerted the necessary security checkpoints to deny the criminals access to escape.