Some of the recovered MACK Trucks
The Enugu State Police Command said its operatives have recorded significant achievements in its sustained crime-fighting efforts. The achievements include the disruption of an interstate vehicle theft syndicate, the arrest of suspects, and the recovery of two MACK trucks and a Toyota Highlander Jeep stolen in different states during separate operations within Enugu State.
The Command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement to the media recalled: “on 22nd December, 2025, at about 8:00 a.m., operatives attached to Emene Police Division, acting on credible information received by the Command’s Control Room regarding truck theft, swiftly mobilised to a location in Emene, Enugu, where they recovered a yellow MACK truck carrying a 40-foot container and another white MACK truck without a registration number. The trucks had earlier been stolen from Aba, Abia State, and taken to a buyer before their recovery.
CP Bitrus Giwa
“Two male suspects were subsequently arrested in connection with the crime. They include Okenwa Chinedu (male, aged 33), who allegedly conveyed the stolen trucks to Enugu, and Adaka Emmanuel (male, aged 28), who reportedly intended to purchase one of the vehicles. “Preliminary investigations revealed that Okenwa is a Mack truck mechanic residing in Aba, Abia State, while Adaka is a scrap dealer. “The owners of the recovered vehicles have since identified them, while further discreet investigations are ongoing to uncover other members of the syndicate.”
“Similarly, on December 17, 2025, at about 6:40 p.m., operatives attached to Uwani Police Division acted on credible information and arrested a male suspect, Emmanuel Chukwu, while attempting to sell a stolen Toyota Highlander Jeep at a car stand in Uwani, Enugu. “The recovered vehicle—an ox-blood coloured Toyota Highlander with registration number AGL 929 FX—was reportedly stolen in Isolo, Lagos State. The suspect and the recovered vehicle have since been handed over to the Police Division, where the case was originally reported in Lagos State, for conclusive investigation.”
