The operatives of Enugu State Police Command said they have sustained their “intelligence-led operations against armed robbery, cultism and other violent crimes,” leading to the arrest of three male suspects in separate operations.
A press release issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO SP Daniel Ndukwe, indicated that “two firearms, fifteen live ammunition, multiple ATM cards and other exhibits were also recovered.”
According to Ndukwe, on 23 August 2026, at about 6:30 p.m., Operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) arrested one Goodluck Hyacinth (male, aged 30) during a snap stop-and-search patrol operation at First Bus Stop, Abakpa Area, Enugu. Upon searching the suspect, who was travelling in a commercial tricycle, seven rounds of 9mm live ammunition were recorded from him.
The PPRO also explained that at “about 3.00 a.m. of the following day, 24 August 2026, operatives of the Unit, acting on credible intelligence, raided a suspected criminal hideout at Akpaoga-Nike, Enugu East LGA. The suspects fled on sighting the Operatives, abandoning an imitation gun and multiple ATM cards, which were recovered. Manhunt for the suspects is ongoing.”
The press release further read: “Earlier, on August 17, 2026, at about 2:20 p.m., Police operatives attached to the Command’s Department of Operations on routine stop-and-search duty along Lagos Street by Winners Junction, Ogui, Enugu, intercepted a commercial tricycle conveying four young men. Two of the passengers fled, while the others, Okeke Stephen Chidera (male, aged 24), and Ofefe Mathew Chukwuemeka (male, 22), were arrested. A cut-to-size firearm and eight live cartridges were recovered from them. Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to membership of the Neo Black Movement (NBM) cult group.”
“Manhunt for the suspects who fled is ongoing, while the arrested suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded. “The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, commended the operatives for their vigilance and proactive interventions.
“He reaffirmed the Command’s determination to deny criminal elements the space to operate in Enugu State, urging members of the public to remain vigilant and provide timely and credible information on criminal activities and suspicious persons to the Police.”
