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Operatives of the Operation Puff Adder, Enugu State Police Command have arrested a suspected notorious armed robbery kingpin identified as one Arinze Ugwu of Ehalumona Nsukka.
The suspect along with his gang members have been reported to be a torn on the flesh of members of the public within Orba Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu state and its environs.
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A statement by Enugu State Police Public Relations said robbery kingpin was on Saturday 18th May 2019 through intelligence information gathered following an incident in which suspect and his gang members had allegedly snatched one Kc Sanya Motorcycle from its owner at gun point and took off to an unknown destination.
According to Amaraizu, manhunt of suspects was intensified at their hideout in which Arinze Ugwu was arrested while others escaped into the bush .
Recovered from suspect includes a small hand containing a locally made pistol with 17 live cartridges and a face cap just as the operatives are in close monitoring of the fleeing suspects.
Meanwhile, the Enugu state commissioner of Police Sulaiman Balarabe has applauded the efforts of the operation Puff Order in the state and has directed for a full scale investigations into the incident just as he has further assured members of the public and relevant stakeholders as well as sister security Agencies in the state of his commands continual effort through operation puff order to continue to keep the state safe and secured .