Police in Enugu State have burst a criminal gang’s hideout on Onitsha Road, Enugu where they recovered two assault rifles, one English-made and one locally-fabricated pump action gun.
The suspected robbers are known for perpetrating “heinous crimes within Enugu metropolis and environ under the nebulous name of ‘unknown gunmen,’” according to the police.
The Nigeria Police Force has said that its personnel in Enugu Command busted an armed robbery gang operating under the cover of ‘unknown gunmen’. It also arrested a 32-year-old suspect identified as Chinenye Nwadike. A police team led by operatives of the command serving in Octopus Squad also recovered five firearms and 374 live ammunition from the suspect. The police team also recovered a tricycle which the gang earlier stole at gunpoint.