Insecurity: 195 kidnappers, armed robbers arrested by police in Enugu

From Chinelo Kodilichukwu Enugu

Enugu State Police Command has said it arrested a total of 195 suspects and rescued 19 abducted persons in the state within one month.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, made this known while briefing journalists in Enugu, noting that the one month under review covered operational successes from April to May 3.

Uzuegbu said that the 195 suspects included: 29 suspects arrested for kidnapping/abduction; 28 suspects arrested for armed robbery; 25 suspects arrested for robbery and stealing; and seven suspects arrested for murder and culpable homicide.

He said that other suspects are: 20 suspects arrested for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition; four suspects arrested for rape/defilement; 37 suspects arrested for cultism and related offence and 45 suspects arrested for vandalism, breaking and other offences.

The state police boss noted that a majority of the suspects arrested had been arraigned in court and remanded in correctional custodial centre, while others are still being investigated.

Items recovered from them includes; 10 AK-47 rifles, one sub-machine gun, 37 locally fabricated and other firearms
as well as 67 live ammunition of different calibres, 78 live cartridges, 25 motor vehicles, 15 tricycles and 25 motorcycles among others.