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Enugu police arrest 2 armed robbery suspects

                   
THE Police in Enugu has arrested a suspected armed robber at Amalla in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
In a statement issued yesterday by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, which stated that the suspect is an armed robbery Kingpin identified as one Mathew Ugwu aka “fire”, was nabbed by the security operatives following a tip-off.
Amarizu stated, “He was nabbed by the operatives through intelligence information from members of the public on 8/3/18 in the afternoon at Amalla in Udenu Local Government Area of the State.
“The suspect is alleged to be behind some several violent crime and that of snatching Peoples motorcycles as well as Robbing them of their handsets and other valuables within Udenu and its environs in the recent past.
Some of the items recovered Recovered from suspect included one gulf car 3 car and one locally made double barrel pistol with one live cartridge.He is now helping the operatives in their investigations.
“In a similar development, the operatives of the Udenu Division of the Nigeria Police Force Enugu state Command acting on intelligence information have nabbed one Odo Chibuike of Iheakpu Obollo Afor in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu state on 6/3/18 with a locally made pistol with one live cartridge.

“Intelligence information gathered revealed that suspect is a member of Armed Robbery gang that specializes in motorcycle snatching/stealing within Udenu and its environs.The suspect is now helping the police operatives in their full-scale investigations that have commenced,” he concluded.

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