By Augustine Ehikioya
Against crimes and criminality, the Enugu State Police Command has continued to record significant breakthroughs in its ongoing onslaught against armed robbery and related criminal activities in the state.
In this move, it arrested two armed robbery and related offences suspects, and recovered firearms and a snatched motorcycle in two separate operations.
A statement by SP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, and made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA), said “On 1st October, 2025, Police operatives attached to Nenwe and Owelle-Court Divisions, working with members of the Neighbourhood Watch and Forest Guards, arrested one Okonkwo Chukwuebuka, aged 27, for armed robbery, while his cohort escaped.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that on 30th September, 2025, the suspect and his fleeing accomplice boarded a commercial motorcycle in Nenwe community, Aninri Local Government Area, and along the way robbed the rider at gunpoint.
“They were later intercepted while attempting to escape upon sighting security operatives. One cut-to-size gun and the snatched motorcycle were recovered from the suspect.”
In another operation, the statement said “on 28th September, 2025, at about 10:00 a.m., operatives of the Command’s Octopus Squad, acting on intelligence, arrested one male suspect, Ibe Christian, aged 27.
“A locally fabricated Beretta-like pistol and a dagger were recovered from him, while further discreet investigation is ongoing.”
The suspects, the statement said, will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, the statement said, commended the dedication and synergy exhibited by the Police operatives and other security stakeholders in these operations.
He urged residents of the State to remain vigilant, law-abiding, and continue to support the Police with credible information to rid Enugu State of criminal elements.