Police arrest 5 suspects for armed robbery, cultism in Enugu

The Nigeria Police, Enugu State Police Command, in its sustained proactive fight against violent crimes, has arrested five male suspects in separate operations across the state.

According to the command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, the intelligence-led operations resulted in the recovery of three firearms, six rounds of live ammunition and other incriminating exhibits.

Ndukwe in a release on Thursday disclosed that on October 7, 2026, at about 5:10 a.m., police operatives attached to Inyi Division, acting on a distress call concerning an armed robbery at Umuaor, Umukabia Isiama Awlaw community, Oji-River local government area, responded to the scene and arrested one suspect, 26-year old, Arinze Osita Onwuaso, while other suspects fled.

Ndukwe also disclosed that during the operation, a locally made cut-to-size single-barrel gun, two live cartridges, a pry-bar, hammer, a pair of scissors and chisel were recovered from the suspect.

“Similarly, on October 5, 2026, operatives attached to the Nsukka Sector of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Section of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), acting on credible information, arrested two suspected male cultists, Jonas Adejo, a.k.a. J-Money (aged 24) and Okoro Innocent, a.k.a. Virus (aged 25), at Umudioka Community, Nsukka.

“Three live rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered from them, while they confessed during interrogation to membership of the Supreme Vikings confraternity.

“In another operation on September 25, 2026, operatives of Aninri Division, in collaboration with Neighborhood Watch Group members, raided a criminal hideout at Amagu Mpu Community, Aninri LGA, and arrested Anichebe Ogbonna (male, aged 25). One locally made pistol was recovered from him,” he disclosed.