Police Operatives, Awkunanaw Police Division, have smashed a car snatching syndicate operating in the state.
The operatives also recovered a light blue-coloured Lexus 330 Jeep that the suspect and cohorts at large snatched at gunpoint from their female victim (names withheld), in Uwani Enugu, on 28/09/2023 at about 8.10 p.m.
A statement from the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday said they acted on a tip-off and arrested One Sunday Ogwa (male) aged 27.
The suspect, a native of Obubra in Cross River State, confessed to the crime, stating that his cohorts invited him from Anambra State to join them in snatching and stealing vehicles in Enugu metropolis. The suspect will be arraigned in court upon completion of the investigation.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has hailed the efforts of the operatives and for quickly adjusting his operational policing strategies, while reemphasizing the unwavering commitment of the Police to sustain the onslaught against unrepentant criminals in Enugu State.
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Police Operatives, Awkunanaw Police Division, have smashed a car snatching syndicate operating in the state.
The operatives also recovered a light blue-coloured Lexus 330 Jeep that the suspect and cohorts at large snatched at gunpoint from their female victim (names withheld), in Uwani Enugu, on 28/09/2023 at about 8.10 p.m.
A statement from the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday said they acted on a tip-off and arrested One Sunday Ogwa (male) aged 27.
The suspect, a native of Obubra in Cross River State, confessed to the crime, stating that his cohorts invited him from Anambra State to join them in snatching and stealing vehicles in Enugu metropolis. The suspect will be arraigned in court upon completion of the investigation.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has hailed the efforts of the operatives and for quickly adjusting his operational policing strategies, while reemphasizing the unwavering commitment of the Police to sustain the onslaught against unrepentant criminals in Enugu State.
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