Police arrest 9 criminal suspects, recover arms, ammunition in Enugu 

The Nigerian Police, Enugu state command in separate operations have arrested nine male suspects.

The suspects were arrested for unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition, tricycles and generator, vandalism, and stealing of streetlight poles in separate operations.

A locally-made pistol loaded with a live cartridge, two tricycles, an electric generator, and a vandalised and stolen streetlight pole were recovered from the suspects.

According to the command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, on February 17, 2025, at about 11:27 a.m., police operatives attached to the Unity Division of the Command, in collaboration with the Neighbourhood Watch Group, arrested 20-year-old Onyebuchi Ukwu and recovered a locally fabricated pistol loaded with one live cartridge. 

Ndukwe pointed out that investigation is ongoing to apprehend Ukwu’s gang members, alleged to have been involved in criminal activities in the Nike axis of the Enugu metropolis.

He disclosed that in another operation, operatives attached to New Haven Division, on February 18, 2025, at about 12:30 a.m., arrested one Samuel Kalu, for allegedly stealing a Bajaj tricycle from where it was parked at Edenwu Street, New Haven, Enugu. 

Ndukwe said the suspect confessed to the crime, while the tricycle earlier stolen on February 17, 2025, was recovered and identified by its owner.

“The same operatives from New Haven Division, on February 15, 2025, while on routine patrol, intercepted and arrested one Ibrahim Ayuba (male, aged 23) and recovered a blue-coloured Kemage Generator valued at N700,000.00. Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having stolen the generator, while the owner identified the generator as his. The two suspects have been arraigned in court and remanded in the Correctional Custodial Centre.

“Similarly, Police Operatives attached to the Emene Division, while on routine patrol along Nkwubor/Adoration Road, Enugu, on February 9, 2025, intercepted a Bajaj tricycle without a registration number. 

“The rider, Arinze Onyia (male, aged 33), was arrested. During interrogation, the suspect could not provide a satisfactory account of the tricycle’s ownership. 

“Further investigation revealed that the tricycle had been reported stolen from where it was parked at Adoration Ground, Enugu, on February 12, 2024. He will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded,” he said.

Ndukwe continued that “on February 7, 2025, police operatives attached to the Enugu Area Command leveraged credible intelligence and arrested three male suspects, namely: David Biome, Emmanuel Philip, and Abdullahi Yusuf, for vandalizing and stealing solar streetlights installed by the Enugu State Government around Okpara Square, Enugu.

“One of the stolen streetlight poles was recovered from them,” he said pointing out that further interrogation led to the arrest of two male criminal receivers, Lawal Mudan and John Alex, at New Artisan, Enugu, on February 10, 2025, while suspects have been arraigned in court and remanded at the Correctional Custodial Centre.”