The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects in separate operations and recovered a motorcycle and two tricycles allegedly stolen in Enugu State and Warri, Delta State.
The arrests, carried out by operatives of the Nkanu West, Emene and Distress Response Squad (DRS) units, followed intelligence gathering and security information, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe.
In the first operation, police operatives attached to the Nkanu West Division, working with members of the Neighbourhood Watch, arrested a 30-year-old suspect, Ifeanyi Nweke John, on October 17, 2026, at about 11:30 a.m.
The suspect, a resident of Amakpu-Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area, was allegedly found with a Kymstone motorcycle reported stolen from Uwani Amakpu-Agbani on October 16.
According to the police, the motorcycle’s owner reported that he was awakened by a noise at about 2 a.m. and subsequently discovered that the vehicle had been stolen from where it was parked.
The police said the suspect confessed to the crime.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Distress Response Squad arrested a 28-year-old man, Nwaugwuru Nnabuike, along the Enugu–Abakaliki Road at about 5:30 a.m. on October 16.
Nnabuike, who hails from Ominyi Village in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was arrested with a blue tricycle allegedly stolen from where it was parked in Warri, Delta State.
The police said the arrest followed security information about the alleged theft, adding that the suspect and the recovered tricycle would be handed over to the Delta State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.
Similarly, operatives of the Emene Police Division arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Iboko, at the Onuogba-Nike axis of Enugu in the early hours of October 14.
Iboko was allegedly attempting to transport a tricycle to Abakaliki when he was apprehended.
The vehicle had reportedly been stolen from where it was parked in the Uwani area of Enugu on October 13.
The police said investigations into the three cases were ongoing and that the suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to combating crime and criminality across the state.
He urged residents to promptly report suspicious activities and provide credible information to security agencies to aid crime prevention and the recovery of stolen property.
The police reiterated the importance of public cooperation in supporting ongoing efforts to strengthen security and protect lives and property across Enugu State.
