The Enugu State Police Command has detained two armed robbery suspects, and recovered firearms and ammunition in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state.
The Command’s Spokesman and a Superintendent of Police, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement on Monday in Enugu.
He said that the feat was achieved by police operatives attached to Nsukka Urban Division in collaboration with law-abiding citizens.
Ndukwe said the two male armed robbery suspects: Ejiofor Ugwu, 32, and Sunday Ugwuanyi, 26, were detained on March 6, 2025 at about 8:40pm.
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He said: “One locally made double-barreled pistol loaded with one live cartridge, an ATM card, two mobile phones, a Yamaha motorcycle used for their criminal operation and other exhibits were recovered from the suspects.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that at about 8:30pm on the same day, the suspects, riding the recovered motorcycle, accosted a female victim at Obukpa Amebo in Nsukka and robbed her of her bag.
“Upon receiving the report; police operatives, with assistance from law-abiding citizens, swiftly tracked down and arrested the suspects, recovering the exhibits.”
The police spokesman said that the suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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