A couple of armed robbers operating in Enugu State, South-eastern part of Nigeria have been caught by the long arm of the law.
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The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspected robbers in the Gariki Ugwuoba area of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the spokesman for the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects had been a thorn in the flesh of motorists on Awka-Ugwuoba-Oji-River Road and its environs.
He explained that the suspects were arrested on Saturday in their hideout by police operatives acting on an intelligence report. He gave the names of the suspects as Sale Haruna, Emmanuel Ephraim and Uduku Sampson.
“The Enugu State Police Command has renewed its onslaught against crime to ensure a safe and secured environment in the state.
“On August 5, operatives of the command, in a coordinated raid of a suspected criminal hideout in Oji River Division, rounded up three identified members of a robbery gang.
“The gang had been a thorn in the flesh of motorists along Ugwuoba/Awka/Oji River Road; Enugu-Onitsha Expressway by Ugwuoba area and Oji River general area.
“The suspects had been on the list of the police for a long time. Members of the gang had robbed and inflicted machete and dagger injuries on motorists and commuters,’’ he said.
Amaraizu noted that the suspects were assisting the police with investigations.