Police Detain 2 Armed Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearm, Ammunition in Nsukka

BY JUDE OSSAI

The Police Command in Enugu State has detained two armed robbery suspects, recovered firearm and ammunition in the Nsukka axis of the state.

The Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Monday in Enugu, said that the feat was achieved by police operatives attached to Nsukka Urban Division, in collaboration with law-abiding citizens.

Ndukwe said that the two male armed roobery suspects, namely: Ejiofor Ugwu, 32, and Sunday Ugwuanyi, 26, were detained on March 6, 2025, at about 8:40p.m.

“One locally made double-barreled pistol loaded with one live cartridge, an ATM card, two mobile phones, a Yamaha motorcycle used for their criminal operation and other exhibits were recovered from the suspects.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that at about 8:30p.m. on the same day, the suspects, riding the recovered motorcycle, accosted a female victim at Obukpa Amebo in Nsukka and robbed her of her bag.

“Upon receiving the report; police operatives, with assistance from law-abiding citizens, swiftly tracked down and arrested the suspects, recovering the exhibits,” he said.

The police spokesman said that the suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.