Enugu Police Arrest Six-Man Robbery Gang

The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force Friday announced the arrest of a six-man gang of armed robbers at Ugbo-Odogwu section of the metropolis.

According to a release by the state’s police public relations officer, Daniel Ndukwe, the suspects had terrorised residents of the state for a long time. It gave their names as Eneh Ekene, 35; Ani Chinedu, 32; Chidiebere Ogwudire, 21; Jideofor Onyedika, 32; Okeugwu Chidera, 22; and Sunday Okereke, 24.

According to Ndukwe, “The arrest was made following intelligence gathered by the command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which led to the arrest of Eneh Ekene at Ugbo-Odogwu, Trans-Ekulu, Enugu, on 24th March, 2020 at about 2300hrs. One Bajaj Tricyle (Keke) with Reg. No. ENU 372 WB, which he bought from the gang at N150, 000.00, was recovered.

“The suspect led the Operatives to where they arrested Ani Chinedu and Chidiebere Ogwudire who allegedly sold the tricycle to him. On 25th March, 2020, the suspects further led the Operatives to the same Ugbo-Odogwu area, where Jideofor Onyedika was arrested while one AK-47 rifle with No. 12097 and three live ammunition, and one cutlass were recovered. Other items recovered from the gang include one Infinix Hot and Samsung Galaxy S7 phones.”

The release stated that preliminary investigations showed that the suspects had been involved in several armed robbery operations in the state.

It said further investigations were ongoing to identify, arrest and prosecute other members of the gang now at large.

The Enugu State Commissioner of Police Ahmad Abdurrahman, while enjoining the law-abiding citizens of the state to remain vigilant and report criminals and acts of criminalities to the police, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to make life unbearable for unrepentant criminal elements in the state, especially in these trying times of the COVID-19 scourge.

He also commended the Operatives of the command for their efforts, and charged them to remain resolute and redouble their efforts in ensuring that the state remained peaceful and crime-free.

He gave the command’s emergency numbers as 08032003702, 08075390882 and 080866712020 or email: [email protected].