Enugu state police command has recently nabbed over 8 suspected armed robbers terrorizing Nsukka area of Enugu State.
According to Daniel Ndukwe, Enugu police public relation officer, the breakthrough recorded after the arrest of Victor Ebute and Ebuka Omene on 07/08/2020 by the operatives of the command, attached to Udenu area while on stop and search duty at Inni along Enugu /Markurdi expressway, where locally made pistols and two live cartridges were found on them.
On transferring them to Anti- cultism unit for further investigation, which resulted to the arrest of others on the 16/08/2020 after their confession, numerous items were additionally recovered and these include one locally made pistol with two cartridges and different types of several motorcycles.
In a document obtained by GGB reporters, the identified bandits are;
Victor obute
Ebuka Omene
Chekwube Alumona
Chibuike Onoja
Odoh Nnaemeka
Sunday eze
Chijioke Anigbogu
Okpe onyebuchi
Christian Eze
From information gathered by our reporters, the suspects were said to belong to the members of Vikings Confraternity and notorious armed robbery gang operating in Igbo-Etiti in Nsukka axis of Enugu State.
It would be of note that these bandits have charged to court and are all awaiting trial.
By Chinenye Gertrude
GGB reports
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