Enugu State police command has arrested two armed robbery suspects in Obinagu-Etiti Nara-Unateze in Nkanu East Local Government Area.
This was disclosed by the spokesman of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe saying the suspects; Chekwube Nwobodo aged 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh aged 30, both males, were arrested on January 3rd, 2024, at about 2.40 p.m.
He said the suspects were arrested Police Command’s Operatives, serving in the Nkanu East Police Division, following their swift response to a distress call.
According to Ndukwe, the arrest of the suspects, whose other gang members escaped but are being hunted, led to the recovery of one (1) locally fabricated pistol with two (2) live cartridges, pieces of substance suspected to be crystal meth (otherwise known as Mpkuru-Mmiri), and a quantity of weed suspected to be marijuana.
He stated further that the suspects and gang members at large are alleged to have carried out a series of armed robberies, burglaries, and other criminal activities in the mentioned area adding “But having met their Waterloo, the suspects shall have the court of law to contend with once investigations are concluded.
He said “This operational success is in alignment with the 2024 New Year assurances of the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), to the good people of Enugu State, that the Command will be more proactive and forward-looking in its policing approach this new year. Hence, the CP reassures that the Police commitment to actualize this remains unwavering”.
