Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has recovered a gun and ammunition from fleeing armed robbery suspects in Enugu metropolis.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to Ikengaonline.
Ndukwe said men from the Awkunanaw Police Division recovered the gun on May 29.
Ndukwe also said that operatives of the command responded to a distress call of a robbery in a compound at Awkunanaw, Enugu, at 10 p.m. and foiled the attack.
He added that the operatives recovered a locally fabricated double-barrel gun with two live cartridges dropped by one of the fleeing robbers.
The PPRO also said that in a another development, detectives from the Operatives serving in Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu on May 30, at 7:30 p.m., also arrested three suspects allegedly connected to theft of iron rails.
“Their arrests led to the recovery of yet-to-be-quantified pieces of iron rails vandalised at the pedestrian crossing bridge at Holy Ghost/Ogbete Market, Enugu,” he said.
He said that a discreet investigation was ongoing to arrest other members of the gang, adding that the suspects would be prosecuted once investigations were concluded.
Ndukwe quoted the Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, as appreciating residents of the state whose information on activities of criminals made the arrests possible.
According to Ndukwe, Uzuegbu tasked the residents to continue to support the police by promptly reporting suspected criminals and their activities to the police and other security agencies.
“He, however, tasks the citizenry to continue to support the police by promptly reporting suspected criminals and their activities to the nearest Police station.
“Or alternatively call the Command’s hotlines 08032003702, 08098880172, or 08086671202, or send emails to infoenugupolice@gmail.com,” the statement read.
