POLICE BUST ROBBERY GANG, CONFISCATE WEAPONS IN ENUGU
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have busted an armed robbery gang and arrested one suspect identified as Chinenye Nwadike (male) aged 32, following an intelligence-guided sting operation conducted at Diamond Estate axis of Onitsha road, Enugu state on 27 January 2023.
The information available indicates that
the gang operating under the flag of unknown gunmen has been terrorizing Enugu metropolis before they were intercepted by the Police operatives serving in Octopus Squad 'B' of Enugu State Command.
During the arrest, the police operatives recovered one snatched tricycle, charms, 5 firearms, and 374 live ammunition of different calibres during the operation.
Other exhibits confiscated include: two (2) assault rifles, one (1) English-made and one (1) locally-fabricated Pump Action guns each, one (1) double-barreled gun, three hundred and forty-nine (349) live ammunition of 7.62mm calibre, twenty-five (25) live cartridges, one (1) Monday (sledge) hammer, one (1) Battle axe head, four (4) Machetes, two (2) bottles of Six Followers Perfume and objects suspected to be charms.
Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to arrest members of the notorious gang who escaped with bullet wounds.
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