Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a self‑acclaimed firearm repairer, in separate proactive operations across the state, recovering three locally made guns, six live cartridges, a motorcycle and other incriminating exhibits. The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Surveillance Team of Okpuje Division and the Command’s Distress Response Squad (DRS) on May 19, 2026, in the Nsukka and 9th Mile areas respectively. The command, in a statement issued on Sunday, May 24, 2026, by its Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the operations were part of sustained proactive policing to curb crime in the state.
In the first operation, at about 3:30 p.m. on May 19, operatives attached to the Okpuje Division Surveillance Team, while on stop‑and‑search duty at Ovogovo in Nsukka Local Government Area, intercepted one Sunday Okwumaji, a 23‑year‑old male native of Alogwugwu in Igala‑Mela Local Government Area of Kogi State. A search of the suspect revealed one locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge concealed in his bag. The suspect claimed to be a firearm repairer and stated that the firearm was handed over to him for repairs by its owner, who is currently at large. He was arrested and the exhibits recovered.
In a separate operation on the same day at about 5:00 p.m., operatives of the Command’s Distress Response Squad (DRS), while on routine stop‑and‑search duty along the Abor/Nsukka Old Road at 9th Mile, intercepted a motorcycle carrying three occupants. Upon attempts to search them, two of the suspects, including the rider, fled, while one Chimobi Ozo, aged 27, was arrested. Recovered from his bag were one locally fabricated revolver pistol and four live cartridges. The suspect confessed to involvement in cult‑related activities and stated that he and his fleeing accomplices were heading to a secret cult gathering at Ijebuoghene in Udi Local Government Area before their interception. Efforts are ongoing to track down the fleeing suspects.
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, commended the operatives for their vigilance and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to combating crime through intelligence‑led, proactive operations. He urged residents to remain law‑abiding, vigilant, and supportive by providing credible and timely information to the police and other security agencies. The arrested suspects are currently in custody, and investigations are ongoing to unravel the full extent of their involvement in criminal activities and to apprehend their accomplices.
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