ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Operatives of Enugu State Police Command have arrested seven male suspects notorious for attacking and dispossessing innocent and unsuspecting citizens of their belongings.
The suspects include: Okonkwo Sunday, 35, (a.k.a. Oga Sunny), 25-year-old Nwankwoala Tochukwu (a.k.a. “TC Boy”), Ogbu Mmaduabuchi, aged 18; Miracle Chukwu, aged 20; Nwali Chinedu, aged 23; Ananchonam Chinecherem (a.k.a. “Razor”), aged 18; and Nwamini Junior (a.k.a. “Small”), aged 20, all of no known address.
This was disclosed by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, State Headquarters, in a statement issued to journalists in Enugu State on Tuesday night.
Their arrest was facilitated following the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, through the Police Operatives of the Command serving in the Central Police Station (CPS).
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The suspects were arrested in the evening hours of Friday, 27 October, 2023, when they raided Holy Ghost railway axis, Christ Chemist, Old Park, and environs.
Items recovered include nine female handbags, two wallets, two wheel spanners, one (1) iron saw, one (1) serviceable Dell laptop, one Zenith Bank ATM card bearing “Joy Akiji”, one NIN registration slip, and other incriminating exhibits all snatched from the unsuspecting victims.
Meanwhile, the suspects confessed to the crime and have been arraigned in court and remanded in the Correctional Custodial Centre.
The CP also, commended and charged the operatives to maintain the tempo while enjoining the citizenry to remain supportive of the Police in their efforts to root out unrepentant criminals in Enugu State.