Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested two suspects for stealing electrical wiring and installation items.
According to the Police PRO, Daniel Ndukwe, DSP, one of the suspects, Sunday Ogbodo ‘m’ of Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area was arrested following credible information received on April 6, 2024, at about 9 a.m by operatives serving at Independence Layout Division, Enugu.
Ndukwe confirmed that several electrical wiring and installation items, comprising distribution boxes, rolls of cables, and many quantities of LED electrical bulbs, all valued at ₦1,500,000.00, were recovered from him.
He said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to having stolen numerous electrical wiring and installation items from different building construction sites in Independence Layout and other parts of Enugu metropolis, using his Peugeot 406 car, which was also recovered.
The PPRO further disclosed that the suspect’s confessional statement further led to the arrest of one of his co-conspirators and main receiver and distributor of the stolen items, Mr Ogbonna Collins Maduabuchi “m,” aged 40, of Amechi-Uwani Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area, on April 9, 2024, at about 10:50 a.m who also confessed to the crime.
He explained that further investigations were underway to arrest the suspects’ cohorts at large, while they would be arraigned and prosecuted once the investigations were concluded.
“Consequently, individuals who may have recently experienced such acts of theft of electrical wiring and installation items in their building construction sites are advised to visit the Independence Layout Police Station for identification of the items and other necessary actions,” he said.
