Police in Enugu State have apprehended six suspects for various offences ranging from armed robbery and kidnapping within 10 days.
The suspects were arrested between March 28 and April, 20202,
the Public Relations Officer, the Nigerian Police, Enugu State Colman’s, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, has said in a statement in Enugu on Friday.
According to him, the Command recovered two locally-made pistols with five live cartridges, one tricycle and four mobile phones from the suspects.
On April 7 at 10 a.m., he said, the police operatives attached to Abakpa Police Division arrested one of the suspects at Ogwuege, Abakpa-Nike; after him and other members of his gang, now at large robbed a victim of a Tecno phone at gunpoint.
“One locally-made pistol with four live cartridges, two phones and a black bag were recovered from the suspect.
“Further investigation to arrest and bring to book other fleeing members of the gang, alleged to have been terrorising the Abakpa-Nike area, is ongoing at the Command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad,” Ndukwe said.
He said that on the same April 7 at about 0020hrs, police operatives attached to Uwani Police Division, while on patrol along Onwudiwe by Ohafia St., Uwani, Enugu, arrested three others.
“Items recovered included a suspected stolen Bajaj tricycle, yellow in colour with Registration number: ENU 600 VL; two knives and two iPhone phones they robbed from different victims at Niger Foundation Hospital, Independent Layout Enugu.”
