Enugu Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearms and Stolen Motorcycle in Separate Operations
The Enugu State Police Command has recorded major successes in its ongoing crackdown on armed robbery and other related crimes, with the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of firearms, a snatched motorcycle, and other exhibits in separate operations across the state.
According to a statement released by the Command, on October 1, 2025, operatives attached to Nenwe and Owelle-Court Divisions, working in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch and Forest Guards, apprehended one Okonkwo Chukwuebuka, aged 27, for armed robbery, while his accomplice escaped.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect and his fleeing partner had on September 30, 2025, boarded a commercial motorcycle in Nenwe community, Aninri Local Government Area, before robbing the rider at gunpoint. The duo was intercepted while attempting to flee upon sighting security operatives. A cut-to-size gun and the snatched motorcycle were recovered from the arrested suspect.
In a separate operation on September 28, 2025, around 10:00 a.m., operatives of the Command’s Octopus Squad, acting on credible intelligence, arrested another suspect, Ibe Christian, aged 27. Recovered from him were a locally fabricated Beretta-like pistol and a dagger. Investigations into the case are still ongoing.
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, commended the professionalism and collaboration between the police operatives and other security stakeholders involved in the operations. He reiterated the Command’s commitment to sustaining the fight against criminality across the state.
CP Giwa further urged residents to remain vigilant, law-abiding, and continue to provide timely and credible information to assist security agencies in their efforts to rid Enugu State of criminal elements.
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