POLICE ARREST 4 OVER DIFFERENT OFFENCES, RESCUE 5 ABDUCTED VICTIMS, RECOVER FIREARMS IN ENUGU
Police Operatives of Enugu State have arrested a total of four (4) male victims involved in different offenses of conspiracy, housebreaking and vandalism, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
The arrest and other credible information-guided operations led to the rescue of five (5) abducted individuals and the recovery of three (3) firearms with two (2) live cartridges, one mini truck, a laptop, assorted phones, household items and goods, among other incriminating exhibits.
Accordingly, Police Special Forces and Operatives serving in Igbo-Eze North Police Division of the Command, in synergy with Neighbourhood Watch Group personnel, on 14/08/2023 at about 1.10pm, raided suspected IPOB/ESN subversive criminal hideouts, at Nkpamte community in Igbo-Eze North LGA. One (1) locally fabricated double-barreled pistol loaded with one (1) live cartridge, components of a Pump Action gun, one (1) Medion laptop, eleven (11) assorted mobile phones and several phone charges.
Meanwhile, an intensive manhunt is ongoing to apprehend the hoodlums, who escaped on sighting the Operatives.
Similarly, Police Operatives serving in Udenu Area Command of the State Command, working with security personnel (names withheld), on 08/08/2023 at about 3.30pm, arrested one Chinemerem Ugwueze (male), aged 23, of Imilike-Enu in Udenu Local Government Area and recovered in his unlawful possession, one (1) locally made double-barreled pistol. The case is undergoing discreet investigation at the Firearm Section of the State CID Enugu.
Also, acting on a distress call, Police Operatives serving in 9th Mile Police Division of the Command, together with Troops of the Nigerian Army, on 07/08/2023 at about 5pm, rescued five (5) male victims in a forest at Umulumgbe in Udi LGA, who were alleged to have been kidnapped on their way back from a traditional marriage at Ukehe community in Igbo-Etiti LGA. The victims have reunited with their families, while an intense manhunt operation is ongoing to fish out the fleeing suspects.
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