Mr Ebere Amaraizu, Enugu
State Police Public Relations Officer [PPRO]
The Police Command in Enugu
State has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Chibuzo Agu, who had been
a torn in the flesh of residents of Oji River in the state.
The Police also recovered a
gun and a cartridge from the suspect.
The state’s Police Public
Relations Officer [PPRO], Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Monday in
Enugu that Agu was arrested on Jan. 27.
Amaraizu said that the
suspect was apprehended by a combined team of police operatives of the Oji
River Division, Neighbourhood Watch Group and National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) operatives in Oji River axis.
“It was gathered that Agu,
23, from Amokwe in Udi community but residing at coal camp had allegedly on
Jan. 27 at about 8:30a.m. on gun point led his other notorious gang members to
where they had allegedly snatched and stolen a new motorcycle from the owner at
Wonderful Market.
“However, alarm raised
prompted a hot chase of the suspect and his gang members by the combine team of
the police operatives, Neighbourhood watch group and NDLEA operatives in the
area.
“The hot chase and trace,
however, paid off as the suspect was later arrested at Umuabi in Udi Local
Government Area of the state, while a manhunt and search for other fleeing
members of the gang had been intensified,” he said.
The police spokesman said
that that the suspect had been helping police operatives in their investigation
in relation to his cult leadership (Capone).
“The suspect is also being
interrogated over other high profile cases of cult activities in Enugu
metropolis and 9th Mile Corner axis including assassination, armed robbery and
kidnapping,” he said.
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