The Enugu State Police Command has recovered a gun and ammunition from fleeing armed robbery suspects in the state’s metropolis.
News About Nigeria reports that this was contained in a statement issued by the state police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, on Saturday.
Daniel said its operatives from the Awkunanaw Police Division recovered the gun on May 29.
He said the operatives responded to a distress call about a robbery in a compound at Awkunanaw at 10.00 p.m. and foiled the attack.
According to him, a locally fabricated double-barreled gun with two live cartridges dropped by one of the fleeing robbers was recovered by the operatives.
The spokesman added that detectives from the Awkunanaw Police Division also arrested three suspects for theft of iron rails on May 30.
“Their arrests led to the recovery of yet-to-be-quantified pieces of iron rails vandalised at the pedestrian crossing bridge at Holy Ghost/Ogbete Market, Enugu,” Ndukwe said.
Recall that the Enugu State Police Command arrested three suspects for alleged armed robbery in the Enugu metropolis and Oji-River axis of the state on May 18.
The police said they also recovered firearms and other items from the suspects.
In a similar operation, operatives from the Oji-River Police Division, working with the Neighbourhood Watch Group, arrested two suspects, Akabue Favour, aged 18, and Obayi Chiemezie, aged 19, both residents of Trans-Ekulu, Enugu, for alleged robbery.
The police public relations officers said the suspects, who were allegedly armed with toy pistols, robbed their victim of cash, a phone, and other belongings.
Ndukwe said the suspects will be charged in court upon completion of investigations.
