Operatives of the Enugu state Police command have arrested four male suspects in separate operations for offences bordering on armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, cultism, and drug trafficking.
Along with the arrest, two firearms and quantities of weeds suspected to be “Loud” were recovered, reflecting the proactive policing strategies of the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa.
The police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said on May 9, 2025, operatives of the Crack Tactical Squad recovered a Beretta pistol from Ikechukwu Ugwele, alias “Angle 90,” aged 35, following his initial arrest and the recovery of weeds suspected to be a premium variant of marijuana popularly known as “Loud”, and he confessed to several criminal activities and led operatives to the firearm’s recovery.
“Similarly, on May 8, 2025, Police Operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested Emmanuel Eze, alias “Camara,” aged 25, and recovered a locally made pistol. His arrest followed confessions by Uchenna Nwudi, alias “Asai,” aged 29, and Eze Chiadikobi, aged 32. Nwudi confessed to being a fabricator of firearms, while Chiadikobi is involved in transformer vandalism. The suspects confessed to being members of the Vikings Confraternity.