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Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals and recovered firearms, ammunition and 15 motor batteries.
This was disclosed yesterday in a statement by the state police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu.
Ndukwe disclosed that police operatives attached to Emene Division, in concert with law-abiding citizens, recovered a Beretta pistol with 36 rounds of 0.9mm calibre ammunition on June 16 around 7pm.
He added that the firearms and ammunition were recovered from a small bush where they had been abandoned around Airport Corner by Old Abakaliki Road, Emene in Enugu.
“The exhibits were suspected to have been abandoned by criminal elements on the hot trail of police operatives for allegations of armed robbery,” he said.
The spokesman said in another operation, three suspects were arrested by police operatives serving Awkunanaw Division in Enugu on June 7 around 2pm.
He noted that their arrest followed the conduct of a covert operation by operatives upon the receipt of complaints about the theft of several vehicle batteries at a construction site in Awkunanaw axis.
Ndukwe said the suspects, who were initially arrested during the act, had confessed, upon interrogation, to having stolen many batteries and sold them to another suspect who was later arrested.
“15 batteries, including those of articulated and other vehicles and tricycles, were recovered from them,” he said.
Ndukwe said the suspects would be arraigned and prosecuted upon conclusion of investigation.
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