….Intensified operational, investigation and intelligence-gathering activities
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested one suspect for unlawful possession of firearms.
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Sunday, December 25, 2022, said that the police operative recovered one locally-fabricated pistol with one live cartridge from the suspects.
“In pursuance of the Enugu State Police Command’s 2022 Yuletide Security and Safety Plan, Police Operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division, with assistance from Neighbourhood Watch Group, while on surveillance operation on 24/12/2022 at about 9.30 pm, arrested one Sunday Chukwu (male) aged 21 and found in his unlawful possession, one (1) locally-fabricated pistol with one (1) live cartridge, which he and cohorts at large are suspected to be perfecting plans to use and perpetrate their criminal intentions this festive season.
“The case is undergoing further discreet investigation, while operational, investigation and intelligence gathering activities geared towards actualizing maximum security and safety in the State, have been intensified, the statement said.
