The Enugu state police command has arrested a man who was said to be a South African returnee for alleged involvement in an armed robbery.
Identified as Kingsley Okonkwo, who hailed from Agbogugu in Awgu local government area of the state, was among the fifteen arrested on Tuesday, October 1st.
Briefing journalists on the latest breakthrough of the command, the State Commissioner of Police, an Ahmad Abdur-Rahman said they arrested 15 suspected criminals and made some recoveries.
According to the police boss, the items recovered were four arms, four cartridges, 13 handsets, one tricycle, three motor vehicles, and an English word.
Abdur-Rahman explained that the suspects were arrested for various offences, including conspiracy and armed, defilement and murder. The police boss said they were striving to reduce crime to the barest minimum through proactive measures without losing sight of respect for human rights and the rule of law.
“These achievements were made possible through intelligence-led policing measures put in place by the command,” Abdur-Rahman said
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