By Wilson Adekumola
The operatives of the Enugu State Police have arrested nine suspected criminals for alleged cultism, conspiracy, and malicious damage.
According to the News Agancy of Nigeria, The State Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in statement on Monday in Enugu, explaining that a locally fabricated revolver, a double-barrel pistol, eight live cartridges, one expended cartridge and substances suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from the suspects.
The police spokesman stressed that the command’s Anti-Cultism Squad, acting on credible information, executed a search warrant in the suspects’ houses on June 9 at about 4:48 hours, adding the police have launched thorough investigation into the case.
DSP Ndukwe also said police operatives working with law-abiding citizens, on June 9, at about 15:10 hours, arrested two male suspects with a locally fabricated pistol.
He said that the tricycle they were operating with was recovered as the investigation into the case continues.
“Furthermore, on June 8 at about 11:00 hour, operatives of Police Mobile Force 3-Squadron, Enugu, while on routine stop and search duty at Ugwuoba, along old Enugu-Onitsha Highway, intercepted a commercial bus en-route Enugu.
“After a thorough search conducted on the vehicle and its occupants, eleven live cartridges and a black-coloured criminal hood cloth material were recovered from two of the occupants, both of them from Kogi.
“They were consequently arrested, while further discreet investigation is ongoing,” he added.
Mr Ndukwe said the suspects would be arraigned in court once investigations were concluded.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, had commended the police operatives and those that supported them in recording these “operational breakthroughs”.
“The commissioner charges them and others to remain focused and on top of their games.”
He solicited the continued cooperation and support of citizens by providing credible information and intelligence to the police.
