Operatives from the Enugu Police Command have successfully repelled an armed robbery attempt, neutralising one suspect and arresting another linked to car theft, while also recovering a firearm, ammunition, and stolen vehicles in series of operations across the state.
Providing details of the operations, the command’s public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, stated: “On February 24, 2025, operatives from the 9th Mile Police Division thwarted an armed robbery along Owa Road, 9th Mile, neutralising one of the assailants while the others managed to escape. A cut-to-size double-barrelled gun, along with three live cartridges, suspected Indian hemp, and other evidence were recovered from the suspect. A manhunt is currently underway for the other assailants, who fled with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.”
“In a separate operation, police from the Igbo-Etiti Division, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Sunday Ejiofor, a 23-year-old male, on February 14, 2025, recovering a stolen blue Toyota Corolla from him. The suspect confessed to stealing the vehicle from a compound in Orba, Udenu LGA, on the same day. He has since been arraigned in court and remanded at the Correctional Custodial Centre following an investigation by the Udenu Police Division, which has jurisdiction over the case.”
“Similarly, on February 1, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., operatives from the New Haven Division recovered a Toyota Corolla that had been reported stolen from Igbo Eze Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, earlier that night at about 12:05 a.m. The criminals abandoned the vehicle and fled upon noticing the operatives in pursuit. The car has since been returned to its owner.”
Ndukwe added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), has reiterated the Command’s steadfast commitment to combating crime in Enugu State, while also emphasising the critical need for ongoing support from the community.
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