The Police Command in Enugu State said it had arrested two armed robbery suspects for allegedly terrorising residents of Udenu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
SP Ebere Amaraizu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Enugu.
According to Amaraizu, the suspects were arrested on July 27 by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
He said that a locally-made single-barrel pistol, one live cartridge, N70,000 cash and two cell phones were collected from them.
He said, “The suspects were arrested at about 9.15 p.m. at Obollo-Afor in Udenu LGA after dispossessing one Ifeanyi Ukwueze, a chemist, of his valuables.
“The valuables include N70,000 and two cell phones, which were forcibly collected at gun point.”
Amaraizu also said the command arrested five cult suspects on July 28 at Amankanu Billage in Ohofia Oduma community in Aninri LGA.
He said the anti-cult unit of the command recovered one locally-made pistol and axe from them.
He said that the suspects were arrested on intelligence report pointing to their involvement in serious cult activities in the community, NAN reports.
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