Police speak on efforts to track down hoodlums behind killings in Enugu

The constabulary successful Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, person arrested 195 transgression suspects for assorted offences successful the state.

The Commissioner of Police successful Enugu State, Kanayo Uzuegbu, disclosed this portion parading the suspects astatine the State Police Headquarters connected Friday.

The suspects

Mr Uzuegbu said the suspects were each arrested wrong April.

The constabulary commissioner said 29 of the suspects were arrested for their alleged engagement successful kidnapping and abduction, 28 for equipped robbery, 25 for robbery and stealing, 7 for execution and culpable homicide and, 20 for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

He added that 4 suspects were arrested for rape, 37 for cultism, portion 45 radical were arrested for vandalism, burglary, and different offences.

“Majority of the suspects arrested person been arraigned successful tribunal and remanded successful the correctional custodial centre, portion others are inactive being investigated.

“Interestingly, 2 antheral suspects progressive successful conspiracy and abduction were arraigned, convicted and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment,” helium said.

“I privation to admit and commend officers and men of the Enugu State Police Command for the diligence, resilience and committedness shown towards the actualisation of these operational successes.”

Recovered arms and ammunition

Mr Uzuegbu said respective arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects during abstracted operations.

The constabulary commissioner said immoderate of the arrested suspects confessed to the crimes.

Ten AK-47 rifles, 1 sub-machine gun, 37 locally fabricated rifles, and 67 unrecorded ammunition of antithetic calibres were among the items recovered from suspects, according to the police.

Others were 78 unrecorded cartridges, 25 vehicles, 15 tricycles and 25 motorcycles.

Nimbo attack, killings

Mr Uzuegbu besides spoke connected the recent attack in Nimbo Community, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the authorities wherever astatine slightest 5 radical were killed by suspected herders.

The constabulary commissioner said upon receipt of accusation astir the attack, helium rapidly ordered the deployment of constabulary operatives to way down the killers.

“These operations volition beryllium sustained until the perpetrators, and others progressive successful akin crimes, are arrested and made to look the afloat wrath of the law,” helium said.

He praised Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for their enactment and committedness to information successful the state.