Police Operatives serving in Udenu Area Command of Enugu State Police Command, with the assistance of law-abiding citizens, in the morning hours of Sunday, 23rd April 2023, arrested two male suspects namely: Chiegeonu Eze aged 22 and Obinna Ezeugwu aged 23, at Amube-Ohum in Orba community of Udenu Local Government Area.
According to a press release on Monday, 1st May 2023 signed by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said that the duo, who were found to be specialized in stealing water tanks, commonly called Gee-Pee tank, from building construction sites in the community, were arrested while attempting to steal two tanks from a site on the said date.
The two tanks and seven others were recovered from them, while their confessional statements led to the further recovery of seventeen others from one of their receivers of the stolen tanks, who is at large.
Meanwhile, owners of the tanks have been identifying them, while upon conclusion of the investigation, the suspects were arraigned in court and accordingly remanded to Nsukka Custodial Centre for further hearing.
