Police Arrest 20-Year-Old In Possession Of Firearms In Enugu
One Nwachukwu Chukwuma, aged 20, has been arrested by the police operatives of the Enugu State Command for allegedly being in possession of one locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge.
The suspect was arrested by police operatives attached to the Thinkers Corner Division in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch on June 1, 2025 at about 11:30pm, THE WHISTLER gathered.
This was contained in a release by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday.
According to the PPRO, “The suspect was apprehended while loitering suspiciously on a street within the Thinkers Corner area of Enugu. A search conducted on him led to the recovery of one locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge.”
He said investigations were ongoing to determine the suspect’s criminal intentions and involvement in armed robbery cases in the area.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has directed the investigation to be meticulously conducted to identify and apprehend the suspect’s accomplices and recover additional exhibits.
Police Arrest 20-Year-Old In Possession Of Firearms In Enugu is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
