Police arrest three ‘vandals’ in Enugu, recover ‘stolen iron rails of pedestrian bridge’

The police command in Enugu says its operatives have arrested three suspected vandals and recovered iron rails vandalised at a pedestrian crossing bridge.

NAN reports that Daniel Ndukwe, police spokesperson in Enugu, said in a statement on Saturday that the suspects were arrested on May 30 by operatives from the Awkunanaw police division.

“Their arrests led to the recovery of yet-to-be-quantified pieces of iron rails vandalised at the pedestrian crossing bridge at Holy Ghost/Ogbete Market, Enugu,” Ndukwe said.

He said that an investigation is ongoing to arrest other members of the gang, adding that the suspects would be prosecuted.

Ndukwe quoted Kanayo Uzuegbu, the commissioner of police in Enugu, as appreciating residents of the state whose information on the activities of criminals made the arrests possible.

Uzuegbu tasked the residents to continue to support the police by promptly reporting suspected criminals and their activities to the police and other security agencies.

The police spokesperson also said operatives recovered a gun and ammunition from some fleeing armed robbery suspects in the Enugu metropolis.

Ndukwe said the operatives responded to a distress call of a robbery in a compound at Awkunanaw, Enugu, at 10 pm on May 29 and foiled the attack.

He added that the police team recovered a locally fabricated double-barrel gun with two live cartridges dropped by one of the fleeing robbers.