The Enugu State Police Command has sustained its operational successes with the arrest of a suspected car theft suspect and the recovery of two Toyota Camry vehicles stolen in separate incidents in Enugu State and Abuja.
The development followed swift responses to reports of armed robbery and vehicle snatching within and outside the state, according to a statement made available to DAILY GAZETTE on Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe.
SP Ndukwe said that in the early hours of December 12, 2025, operatives attached to the Commissioner of Police Monitoring Unit and the Crack Tactical Squad promptly acted on security information circulated through the Command’s Control Room on the alleged armed robbery and snatching of a Toyota Camry 2.4L vehicle along Aria Road, Enugu.
He explained that the operatives immediately swung into action, intensively trailing the suspects, who eventually abandoned the stolen vehicle and fled into a surrounding forest.
The vehicle was subsequently recovered, while a manhunt has been launched to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
In a related development, operatives of the Command’s Crack Tactical Squad, in collaboration with personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, on December 11, 2025, at about 3:30 pm, arrested one male suspect and recovered an ash-coloured Toyota Camry 2.4L vehicle.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the recovered vehicle had earlier been reported stolen from where it was parked in Kubwa, Abuja, sometime in July 2025.
The vehicle owner was contacted and later confirmed ownership.
SP Ndukwe added that the suspect, whose name was withheld, alongside the recovered vehicle, has been transferred to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, for detailed and conclusive investigation.
Commending the officers involved, the Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa praised the collaborative efforts that led to the operational breakthroughs.
He reassured residents of the Command’s unwavering commitment to combating crime and criminality across the state and urged members of the public to continue cooperating with the Police by promptly reporting suspicious activities.
