Police arrest 28-year-old man over 200,000 POS theft in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Michael Ayisa, for allegedly robbing a feminine Point-of-Sale, POS, operator of N200,000 at gunpoint in Obollo-Afor, Udenu Local Government Area of the state.

The police additionally recovered a pistol resembling a Beretta and an expended 9mm ammunition shell from the suspect.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a press release, noting that the suspect was arrested on October 18, 2026, by operatives of the Udenu Police Division, with assist from members of the Neighborhood Watch Group.

According to the police, the arrest adopted a report that the suspect had allegedly robbed the POS operator at her store alongside Old Orba Road, Uhulor, Obollo-Afor, at about 9 a.m. on October 17.

According to Ndukwe, “preliminary investigations indicated that the victim raised the alarm as the suspect fled the scene, allegedly threatening to shoot anyone who attempted to pursue him”.

The police spokesperson added that the suspect confessed to the crime throughout interrogation, whereas the recovered firearm and ammunition shell had been taken as reveals.

He stated the suspect can be arraigned in courtroom upon the conclusion of investigations.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, recommended the operatives for the arrest and acknowledged the assist of the Neighborhood Watch Group.