Crime
Six-man robbery syndicate busted in Enugu
The Police have smashed a six-man robbery syndicate that specialised on snatching motorcycles at gunpoint in Enugu State.
The State Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu.
Ndukwe, an Assistant Superintendent of police, said that the Command recovered one Kingstone motorcycle with registration number ML 231 QD; one Qlink motorcycle with registration number UWN 824 QP and one Carter motorcycle without a registration number.
He said that the feat was achieved by the Commissioner of Police (CP) Monitoring Team on March 3, sequel to intelligence information and complaints on the nefarious activities of the armed gang.
Ndukwe gave the names of the suspects Michael Odumukwe ‘m’ aged 34yrs; Eze Izuchukwu David ‘m’ aged 24yrs; Elechi Chukwuemeka ‘m’ aged 27yrs; Sunday Chinwetalu ‘m’ aged 28yrs; Christopher Chielo ‘m’ aged 67yrs and Adimora Uzoechi ‘m’ aged 27yrs, said they were residents of Ebe; Enugu-Eke village, Amankwo-Eke, Oma-Eke, Emu-Eke and Nsude villages in Udi Local Government Area, respectively.
“Following complaint against the principal suspect, Odumukwe that he snatched the complainant’s Carter motorcycle at gunpoint. Operatives of the CP Monitoring Team traced and arrested him on March 1, 2020 at about 5:00 p.m. at Ebe village in Udi LGA of Enugu State.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect revealed the identities and locations of members of his syndicate who have been receiving the motorcycles and other property he snatches from victims.
“Immediately, the CP Monitoring Team further stormed a bunk in a bush of the same Ebe village in the early hours of March 3, 2020 where the other five suspects were arrested”, the PPRO said, adding that the suspects would be charged to court as soon investigations were concluded.
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