Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested six suspects for various offences.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this on Monday, in a statement shared on the command’s official X handle, and attached with pictures of the suspects and exhibits.
Mr Ndukwe said the six suspects were arrested for offences of “one chance” robbery, unlawful possession and peddling of suspected cocaine, “Ghana Loud,” stealing of a motor vehicle battery, a tricycle (Keke), and a church organ keyboard.
“Two tricycles, one motor vehicle battery, one organ keyboard, wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine, and quantities of weeds suspected to be “Ghana Loud” were recovered from the suspects,” the statement indicated.
It added, “Accordingly, police operatives serving in the Independence Layout Police Division of the command, working with law-abiding citizens, on April 18, 2024, around 10 a.m., arrested one Edeh Chibuike “m,” aged 44, and recovered a yellow-coloured Bajaj tricycle with registration number NSK 218 QA.
“The suspect and his cohorts, who escaped, operating in the recovered tricycle, are alleged to have robbed their female victim and passenger of her iPhone and bank’s ATM card at Nwakanwa Street, Independence Layout, Enugu.
“After the suspect and gang members were given a hot chase by law-abiding citizens, which caused their keke to skid off the road into a fence, leading to his arrest and the escape of his cohorts, the suspect confessed to the crime, stating that his criminal gang has been in the business of “one chance” robbery and fraud on unsuspecting victims within Enugu metropolis.”
The statement also stated that police operatives, “On April 17, 2024, around 4 p.m., arrested one Supuruchukwu Udeozor “m” aged 20, of Powerline near New Artisan, Enugu, and recovered a suspected stolen blue-coloured tricycle (keke) with reg no UWN 132 VK and fleet no. EBS/TRO 1555.”
The suspect was said to have during interrogation, claimed that his male cohort, now at large, brought the keke to his car wash stand at New Artisan, Enugu, where he took and hid it, before it was recovered in a compound at New Haven, Enugu.
The state police spokesperson also revealed that police operatives of the command serving in Independence Layout Division, on April 15, 2023, around 9 a.m., arrested one Chukwuemeka Emmanuel ‘m’ aged 30, of Sunrise Estate Emene, and recovered a Johannus keyboard valued at five million naira (N5,000,000.00).
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having stolen the keyboard from a parked vehicle in a church (name withheld) at 2nd Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, and was on his way to sell it before he was arrested,” he added.
Mr Ndukwe also disclosed that police officers serving in New Haven Police Division of the command, during a routine visibility patrol duty on April 17, 2024, arrested Umaru Abdul “m” aged 20, and Izuchukwu Njoku “m” aged 36, with wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine, and wraps of weeds suspected to be “Ghana Loud” from them respectively, and both confessed to peddling the illicit substances within Enugu metropolis.
In another revelation, the spokesperson said officers serving in Central Police Station Enugu, on April 17, 2024, arrested one Ani Arinze “m” aged 33, of Zone 7, Obed Camp, Coal Camp, Enugu, and recovered a master key and a stolen motor vehicle battery from him.
He said the suspect, who is allegedly a notorious motor battery thief, confessed to the crime, stating how he successfully used a master key to open a vehicle at his mentioned address and stole the battery therein, while also confessing to having repeatedly committed the act in the area and beyond.
Saying that the suspects would be arraigned and prosecuted upon conclusion of investigation, the police spokesperson said that the Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to remain focused as he solicited the continued support of the residents.
