Enugu Police Arrest 5,176 Suspects In 6 Months

Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamnan Bitrus Giwa has stated that operatives of the Command arrested 5,176 suspects wrong the past six months.

Giwa disclosed this connected Thursday portion briefing journalists connected the successes recorded by the Command since helium assumed bureau arsenic commissioner successful complaint of the Command six months ago.

CP Giwa said the suspects were arrested for assorted offences ranging from murder, kidnapping, rape, among others.

He said immoderate of the suspects person been arraigned successful tribunal and remanded astatine prisons portion probe into immoderate cases were ongoing.

Giwa told journalists that 98 suspects were arrested for equipped robbery, 87 for kidnapping portion 50 others were arrested for execution related cases.

The constabulary commissioner added that 16 persons were apprehended for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, 11 for rape oregon defilement, 122 for cultism and related crimes, and 4,792 for different offences specified arsenic theft, vandalism, quality trafficking, and burglary.

He further disclosed that a full of 113 abducted oregon kidnapped victims were successfully rescued during the period.

Give disclosed besides that wrong the play nether review, constabulary besides recovered 105 firearms, including 8 AK-47 and 1 G-3 automatic rifles, 271 rounds of ammunition, and 71 vehicles utilized in, oregon recovered from assorted transgression activities.

He averred that galore different incriminating exhibits were besides recovered during the operations.

The Commissioner said among the astir notable cases was the apprehension of an 18-year-old suspect, Obodoagu Ikediekpere, and 1 different idiosyncratic for the kidnapping and execution of his 5-year-old antheral 2nd cousin.

He besides listed the wide publicised apprehension of Obieze Levi, alias “E Dey Pray E Dey Show,’ alongside 2 different accomplices arsenic 1 of the feats recorded by the Police wrong the play nether review.

The Commissioner stated that the suspects person been charged with kidnapping and ritual murder.

Additionally, the Enugu State Police Command main said 2 sisters — Juliet Chukwu and Ngozi Nancy Chukwu were apprehended, arraigned successful tribunal and remanded for kidnapping a kinsman and collecting a ransom of ₦10 cardinal which was afloat recovered.

He thanked Governor Peter Mbah for his enactment and appreciated the enactment and practice of sister information agencies arsenic good arsenic the Enugu State Forest Guards and the Neighbourhood Watch Group.

The CP emphatically commended law-abiding citizens who person continued to supply credible quality and accusation that assistance constabulary operations successful the state.