Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested four male suspects for conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, and cultism.
The arrests, made during multiple credible, intelligence-guided operations, led to the recovery of three firearms and a gun-like VL-Light Electronic Gas Igniter, eight live cartridges, one live 7.62mm calibre ammunition, and other incriminating exhibits.
Acting on credible information, operatives of the Command’s Crack Tactical Squad, in synergy with members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group, on June 22, 2025, around 11:30 am, arrested one Esomchi Ugwu and Kosisochukwu Ukwuani, at Enugu-Ngwo in Udi Local Government Area.
Police officers found one single-barreled pistol, a cut-to-size gun and four live cartridges with the suspects, who confessed to being members of the Black Axe Confraternity.
This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe and made available to journalists in Enugu.
Similarly, operatives of the command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, on June 22, 2025, recovered one locally made single-barreled pistol, one live 7.62mm calibre ammunition, and four live cartridges.
The items were concealed in a cooking pot by one Ogbodo Onyekachi, who fled his residence at Ndiaga-Ugwuaji in Enugu South Local Government Area, upon sighting police operatives.
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The police linked the fleeing suspect to an ongoing investigation involving conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, and cultism, following the confessional statement of his accomplice, Izuchukwu Gabriel (alias Onye-Amuma), who had earlier been arrested.
In another operation, police operatives attached to the New Haven Division on June 23, 2025, responded to a distress call and recovered a gun-like VL-Light Electronic Gas Igniter.
The device was abandoned by fleeing suspects, who had used it to simulate a firearm, while perpetrating their criminal acts.
The police added that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspects.
