ENUGU — THE police in Enugu State have arrested three robbery suspects who have been terrorizing residents of the capital city and its environs for some time now.
The state police command also said it had commenced investigation into the alleged suicide by one Chika Ugwuanyi at Hill Top area of Nsukka.
The three robbery suspects were arrested by operatives of the Emene Police Division following a robbery operation at the Emene Industrial Area.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the arrest said one James Onu from Afikpo in Ebonyi State was arrested at about 5 a.m on June 16, 2013 following a distress call by the victims during the operation.
The gang was operating around the industrial area in Emene when the policemen from Emene Police Division, in response to the distress call, swooped on them and apprehended Onu.
Following a confessional statement by the suspect, two of his gang members he identified as Ifeanyi Edeh and Maduabuchi Igwe both residing at the Artisan Market Quarters were arrested at different locations in Enugu.
He said that items recovered from the suspects included one blue iron cutter, some amount of U.S dollars and Zambian currency as well as a GSM handset which Onu revealed was stolen from their victims in Ebonyi state whose houses were burgled.
Amaraizu said that investigations into the robbery incident was in progress, adding that the suspects were already cooperating with with the police detectives.
On the alleged suicide by one Ugwuanyi, the police spokesman said the deceased had on June 18, 2013 drank a pesticide and was rushed to the Divine Mercy Hospital at Nsukka where he later died.
His remains had been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting postmortem analysis.
Source: Vanguard
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