Police nab 3 over alleged highway robbery in Enugu

Police from Enugu State command have arrested three alleged highway robbers operating along Enugu-Port Harcourt road. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement issued yesterday that the suspects were arrested on Feb. 15 at about 8p.m. Amaraizu said the feat was achieved by police operatives of […]

Police from Enugu State command have arrested three alleged highway robbers operating along Enugu-Port Harcourt road.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement issued yesterday that the suspects were arrested on Feb. 15 at about 8p.m.

Amaraizu said the feat was achieved by police operatives of Mbanabo Division who acted on intelligence information.

He noted that the suspects specialised in planting sharp objects on Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, thereby causing vehicles tyres to be punctured, forcing affected vehicles to stop and rob passengers.

He said the suspects gave their names as Henry Odogwu of 36 Amechi Road, Awkunanaw; Clement Udo of 28 Odudukoko Street Gariki and Chinweuba Okoye of 17 Chikaogbe Street, Maryland Enugu State.

According to him, the suspects were nabbed on their way to carry out their activities where they were rounded up by the operatives.

“In their separate reactions, the suspects had maintained that it was their friend, identified as one Ifeanyi from Agbogugu in Awgu Local Government Area of the state, that lured them into the illicit business.

“The sharp chisel-like objects are usually placed on the road along Ogbaku axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway at night.

“They said their role was always to come out from the bush to rob occupants of  vehicles which tyres had picked sharp chisel objects placed on the road by the said Ifeanyi,’’ he said. (NAN)