The Nigeria Police Force has said that its personnel in Enugu Command busted an armed robbery gang operating under the cover of ‘unknown gunmen’. It also arrested a 32-year-old suspect identified as Chinenye Nwadike. A police team led by operatives of the command serving in Octopus Squad also recovered five firearms and 374 live ammunition from the suspect. The police team also recovered a tricycle which the gang earlier stole at gunpoint.
Nigeria Police Bust Armed Robbery Gang Operating Under Cover Of 'Unknown Gunmen', Arrest One, Recover WeaponsThe Nigeria Police Force has said that its personnel in Enugu Command busted an armed robbery gang operating under the cover of ‘unknown gunmen’.A police team led by operatives of the command serving in Octopus Squad also recovered five firearms and 374 live ammunition from the suspect.
"The team recovered a yellow-coloured tricycle the suspects were operating in, which was earlier reported snatched by the gang at gunpoint in the evening hours of the same date, at Eke-Otu Amechi-Awkunanaw Enugu."Other exhibits recovered include: two assault rifles, one English-made and one locally-fabricated Pump Action guns each, one double-barreled gun, three hundred and forty-nine live ammunition of 7.
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