* Recover Firearms, Ammunition In Separate Operations
By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)
The Enugu State Police Command has sustained its proactive policing efforts with the arrest of two suspects, including a military impersonator, for unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, impersonation, and cultism in separate operations.
Firearms, ammunition, and other incriminating exhibits were recovered from the suspects.
A statement on Wednesday May 6, 2026 by the Command's Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, a Superintendent of Police, said "On 26th April 2026 at about 11:00 a.m., operatives attached to the Command’s Department of Operations, while on routine patrol at Naira Triangle along Abakaliki Road, Enugu, arrested one Victory Chinecherem Chukwuebuka Anyegbulam, a.k.a. “Aye Sir Alhaji Seun Usman Danfodio” (male, aged 20).
"A search conducted on him led to the recovery of one cut-to-size gun, two live cartridges, and a substance suspected to be cannabis. The suspect confessed to being a member of the Neo Black (Aye) Confraternity.
"In a similar operation on 23rd April 2026 at about 1:42 p.m., the same operatives arrested one Uzondu Chiemezie Emmanuel (male, aged 34) along Unity Estate/Loma Linda Road, Enugu. A locally fabricated Beretta-like pistol was recovered from him. The suspect initially claimed to be a serving member of the Nigerian Air Force but later confessed during interrogation to desertion and dismissal from the Force.
"Investigations are ongoing, and the suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion".
Ndukwe stated that the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reiterates the Command’s commitment to ridding Enugu State of criminal elements and urges members of the public to remain law-abiding, vigilant, and supportive by providing credible information to the Police. NNL.
