The suspects and exhibits
The Enugu State Police Command said its operatives have arrested three male suspects in separate intelligence-led operations, recovering one allegedly stolen motorcycle and two tricycles. Â One of the tricycles was reportedly stolen from where it was parked in Warri, Delta State.
In a press release issued on Sunday by the police spokesman SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a press release issued on Sunday recounted how the operations leading to the arrests occurred.
“On 17th October 2026, at about 11:30 a.m., operatives attached to the Nkanu West Police Division, acting on intelligence and assisted by Neighborhood Watch members, arrested Ifeanyi Nweke John (male, aged 30), of Amakpu-Agbani, Nkanu West LGA, and recovered a stolen Kymstone motorcycle from him. The owner had reported that the motorcycle was stolen from where it was parked in Uwani Amakpu-Agbani on 16th October 2026, after he was awakened by a noise at about 2:00 a.m., while the suspect confessed to the crime,” Ndukwe said in the press release.
He also stated: “In a separate operation on 16th October 2026, at about 5:30 a.m., operatives of the Distress Response Squad (DRS), while on patrol along Enugu–Abakaliki Road, arrested Nwaugwuru Nnabuike (male, aged 28), of Ominyi Village, Izzi LGA, Ebonyi State, and recovered a blue tricycle. The operation followed security information alleging that the tricycle had been stolen from where it was parked in Warri, Delta State. The suspect and recovered tricycle will be handed over to the Delta State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.”
According to the spokesman, on 14th October 2026, at about 1:30 a.m., operatives attached to the Emene Police Division arrested Emmanuel Iboko (male, aged 21), at the Onuogba-Nike axis of Enugu while he was allegedly attempting to transport a stolen tricycle to Abakaliki. The tricycle had been reported stolen on 13th October 2026 from where it was parked within Uwani, Enugu, Ndukwe said in the press release. He further said that investigations are ongoing and the suspects arrested would be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, the spokesman said that the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mr. Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has reiterated the Command’s commitment to combating crime and criminality. Giwa advised residents to “promptly report suspicious activities and provide credible information to support crime prevention and the recovery of stolen property”.
