By NAN 09 January 2024 | 8:31 am The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested Chekwube Nwobodo, 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh, 30, for alleged armed robbery and burglaries. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe PHOTO: Facebook The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested Chekwube Nwobodo, 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh, 30, for alleged armed robbery and burglaries. The suspects were arrested for the alleged crimes committed within the Obinagu-Etiti and Nara-Unateze communities in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The command recovered one locally fabricated pistol with two live cartridges, pieces of substance suspected to be crystal meth (otherwise known locally as Mpkuru-Mmiri) and a quantity of weed suspected to be marijuana. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said the feat was achieved on Jan. 3, at about 2:40 p.m. According to him, other gang members of the suspects that escaped, are being hunted. “The suspects and gang members at large are alleged to have carried out series of armed robberies, burglaries, and other criminal activities in the mentioned area. “But having met their waterloo, the suspects shall have the court of law to contend with once investigations are concluded,” he said. Ndukwe said the operational success was in alignment with the 2024 New Year assurances of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, residents that the command would be more proactive and forward-looking in its policing approach. “The commissioner has reassured that the police commitment to actualise this remains unwavering,” he added. 1 hour ago The Federal Government on Monday opened an online humanitarian job application for residents of Plateau state. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in a statement said it is for the communities in Plateau where people were recently killed by armed bandits. “For avoidance of doubt, this is a temporal humanitarian aid worker job… 1 hour ago The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested Chekwube Nwobodo, 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh, 30, for alleged armed robbery and burglaries. 4 hours ago Nigerian deposit money banks have halted accepting new loan applications under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) development finance intervention funds. This development was disclosed through a notification sent to customers by Access Bank on Monday. 4 hours ago President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, (BPE) Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect. 4 hours ago Mixed reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, reportedly raped, tortured, and subjected some church members to solitary confinement. 4 hours ago Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has launched the Food For Peace initiative as part of efforts in resolving security challenges in the South East. 4 hours ago A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, and his supporters, known as the ‘Rescue Mission Political Family,’ have resolved to pray, support and work for President Bola Tinubu to ensure that he succeeds in office. 4 hours ago Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), in collaboration with International Federation of Red Cross (lFRC), has distributed over N39 million to 1,250 victims of the 2022 flood in Niger State. Head of Cash Distribution Programme in Niger and an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) officer from the National Society Headquarters in Abuja, Sakariyau Balaji, disclosed this to newsmen… 4 hours ago Former Chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Silas Onu, yesterday, emerged the party’s senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South senatorial election slated for February 3, after winning the party’s primary by-election. 4 hours ago Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately curtail the excesses of “an emerging political cartel” and warned that it may be worse than a cabal, if unchecked.
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