{"id":151542,"date":"2025-02-20T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/enugu-police-arrest-nine-suspects-recover-firearms-others"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:41:54","slug":"enugu-police-arrest-nine-suspects-recover-firearms-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/enugu-police-arrest-nine-suspects-recover-firearms-others","title":{"rendered":"Enugu: Police arrest nine suspects, recover firearms, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The police in Enugu State have arrested nine male suspects in separate operations.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, tricycle and generator theft, vandalism, and the stealing of streetlight poles in separate operations.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ndukwe, a locally made pistol loaded with a live cartridge, two tricycles, an electric generator, and a vandalized and stolen streetlight pole were recovered from the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigations are ongoing to apprehend his gang members, alleged to have been involved in criminal activities in the Nike axis of the Enugu metropolis,\u201d he stated.*<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in another development, police operatives attached to the New Haven Division on Tuesday, at about 12:30 a.m., arrested one Samuel Kalu for allegedly stealing a Bajaj tricycle from where it was parked on Edenwu Street, New Haven, Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect confessed to the crime, while the tricycle stolen earlier on Monday was recovered and identified by its owner, Ndukwe disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, the same operatives from the New Haven Division, on Saturday, while on routine patrol, intercepted and arrested one 23-year-old Ibrahim Ayuba and recovered a blue-colored Kemage Generator valued at N700,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having stolen the generator, while the owner identified it as his.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two suspects have been arraigned in court and remanded in the Correctional Custodial Centre.*<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimilarly, 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rider, 33-year-old Arinze Onyia, was arrested, and during interrogation, he could not provide a satisfactory account of the tricycle\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther investigation revealed that the tricycle had been reported stolen from where it was parked at Adoration Ground, Enugu, on February 12, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnyia will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.*<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, on February 7, 2025, police operatives attached to the Enugu Area Command leveraged credible intelligence and arrested three male suspects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects are David Biome, Emmanuel Philip, and Abdullahi Yusuf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were arrested 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther interrogation led to the arrest of two male criminal receivers, Lawal Mudan and John Alex, at New Artisan, Enugu, on February 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects have been arraigned in court and remanded at the Correctional Custodial Centre,\u201d the police spokesman further stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The police in Enugu State have arrested nine male suspects in separate operations. The suspects were arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, tricycle and generator theft, vandalism, and the stealing of streetlight poles in separate operations. 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