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The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested 29 suspects for
various criminal offences in the state within a period of one month.
Parading the suspects on Monday in Enugu, state Commissioner of
Police, Mr Ahmed Abdurrahman, said that the command also recovered 13
arms in the period under review through various strategic operations.
Abdurrahman noted that one ammunition, 10 live cartridges, five
expanded cartridges were also recovered from the suspects.
“Other things recovered included; four vehicles, a toy gun, five
medical equipment, three laptops and one plasma TV,’’ he said.
The commissioner noted that the feat was achieved through intelligence
information and robust collaboration with other sister security
agencies and effective partnership with relevant security
stakeholders.
According to him, the feats were recorded in the month under review
from the following formations; Anti-cultism squad, CP Monitoring Unit,
Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad among others.
Abdurrahman noted that on Jan. 18 and Jan. 22, some kidnapping
suspects were arrested by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit at their
various hideouts in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State connected with the kidnap
of some personalities in the state.
“These personalities included; PDP Woman Leader of Igbo-Etiti LGA of Enugu State with her son and driver on Dec. 21, 2019 at about 7;30
p.m.
“They also allegedly kidnapped Mr Ejike Ugwuanyi on Jan. 14 at about
9;30 p.m. at Obollo Afor as well as Rev. Fr. Cyprian Ugwuanyi, Parish
Priest of St. Paul Catholic Church, Ogbosu Umulokpa in Uzo-Uwani LGA
on Jan. 10,’’ he said.
He gave the names of the kidnap suspects as Adamu Mohammed, 25, from
Taraba State; Musa Ibrahim, 28, from Katsina State and Dauda Alhaji,
31, from Nasarawa State.
The commissioner said that one AK 47 rifle with 11 rounds of live
ammunitions and three locally made long guns with 18 live cartridges
were recovered from the three suspects.
He also said that command operatives arrested six suspects on advanced
free fraud and child trafficking Jan. 8 at Golf Estate, Enugu
following a report to the commissioner of police.
“Recovered from the suspects included three vehicles, N2 million,
three stethoscope, one ink-pad and stamp bearing Enugu State
University Teaching Hospital among others,’’ he said.
Abdurrahman said that the command arrested two suspects for unlawful
possession of firearm, armed robbery and cult activities on Jan. 10 in
various locations in the state.
He said that five arms and one round of 0.9mm live ammunition were
recovered from the suspects.
“These and many other issues were unraveled by the command in the
month under review,’’ he said.
He thanked the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, for
giving the command the needed re-enforcement and specailised
directive.
“We are grateful to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for giving the command the
needed logistic support, the good people of Enugu State for their
support and journalists for partnering with the command to succeed,’’
he added.
