Police arrest 12 suspects over death of four persons in Enugu

The Enugu police command says its operatives have arrested 12 suspects over the death of four persons in two communities in Ezeagu LGA of the state.

Daniel Ndukwe, Enugu police spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, said the four persons were killed as a result of a communal clash between Oyofo and Awha communities in Ezeagu LGA of the state.

Ndukwe said the clash between the two communities took place on Friday at about 10 am.

“The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the deployment of police operatives to Oyofo and Awha communities. The deployment is to maintain the normalcy already restored in the area after the clash,” NAN quoted Ndukwe as saying.

“The clash led to the murder of four males and the burning of one tricycle and five motorcycles.”

The police spokesperson added that a preliminary investigation showed that the clash was caused by a land ownership tussle between the communities.

The development comes days after operatives of the Enugu police command killed three gunmen in a gun battle during a raid on a suspected hideout of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Imufu community in Igbo-Eze North LGA of the state.

Four pump action guns, one locally fabricated revolver gun and pistol, each with 67 live cartridges, were recovered from the gunmen.

Other items recovered include military camouflage uniforms, fabrics with IPOB insignia and objects suspected to be amulets.