The Police in Enugu State have arrested 22 suspects involved in offences ranging from conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms
The command also recovered one berretta pistol, eight locally-made firearms, nine rounds of live ammunition, one live cartridge, one motorcycle, 12 handsets, two axes, one dagger, three knives, one laptop, N6,000 and other miscellaneous items.
The police spokesman said that police operatives of the station on May 25, at about 2.30p.m. arrested Ejike Ali, 26; Ogili Sunday, 25; and Ukaonu Odoh, 32, said to have received the stolen motorcycle.“Preliminary investigation shows that the suspects confessed to the crime, while further investigation is being conducted by a combined team of Operatives attached to Special Anti-Robbery Squad .
He said that on May 31, at about 7.22 a.m., Eze Ifeanyi and Emeka Okafor, both of Ebonyi State, were arrested by police operatives attached to Amechi-Idodo Police Station while on COVID-19 enforcement duty at Enugu/Ebonyi States border security post. The police spokesman said that on May 10, at about 9.30 a.m., Isiala Salifu, 20; Agbo Gerald, 29; Oneze Chinecherem, 20 and Onah Chinedu were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit.
“Preliminary investigation shows that the suspects confessed to being members of Black Axe Confraternity and that they contributed money to procure arms and other weapons used in executing cult activities.
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