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Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect in Enugu
The Police Command
in Enugu State says it has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, name
withheld, terrorising residents of Holy Ghost and Rail-line axis of Enugu
metropolis.
The Command’s
Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on
Friday, that the suspect was arrested on June 13 by police operatives attached
to the Central Police Station, Enugu.
He said the police
also recovered phones, bag containing some amount of money and a black plastic
pistol which the suspect used to inflict fear on unsuspecting victims.
Amaraizu said that
the suspect was nabbed following a distress call received after he allegedly
robbed his victim of Infinix 5 phone on gun point.
According to Amaraizu,
the suspect is a resident of number 28 Mbanugo Street, Coal Camp in Enugu.
He said that the
suspect had been helping operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of
the command in their investigation into his nefarious activities.
“Police operatives
have commenced raiding of all suspected criminal hideouts within Holy Ghost and
Rail-Line axis and other black spots through its Operation Puff Adder,” he
said.
He said the effort
was to ensure that “our environment continue to remain safe and secured.“
“The raid
operations have become necessary, following the directive issued to police
operatives by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe.”
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