Enugu Police Arrest Three Suspects, Recover Stolen Tricycles, Motorcycle

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects in separate operations and recovered a motorcycle and two tricycles allegedly stolen in Enugu and Delta states.

The command said one of the tricycles was reported stolen in Warri, Delta State, and would be handed over to the Delta State Police Command for further investigation.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said operatives attached to the Nkanu West Police Division arrested 30-year-old Ifeanyi Nweke John on 17 October.

The suspect, from Amakpu-Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area, was arrested following intelligence-led operations supported by members of the Neighbourhood Watch.

Police recovered a Kymstone motorcycle allegedly stolen from where it was parked in Uwani Amakpu-Agbani on 16 October. The command said the suspect confessed to the crime.

In a separate operation, operatives of the Distress Response Squad arrested 28-year-old Nwaugwuru Nnabuike along the Enugu-Abakaliki Road on 16 October.

A blue tricycle was recovered from him following security information that it had been stolen in Warri. The suspect and the tricycle are to be transferred to the Delta State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.

The police also arrested 21-year-old Emmanuel Iboko on 14 October at the Onuogba-Nike axis of Enugu while he was allegedly attempting to transport a stolen tricycle to Abakaliki.

The tricycle had reportedly been stolen from where it was parked in the Uwani area of Enugu on 13 October.

The command said investigations were ongoing and the suspects would be arraigned in court upon their conclusion.

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to fighting crime and urged residents to report suspicious activities and provide credible information to support the recovery of stolen property.