The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two suspected armed robbers in Oji River and its environs.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu, stated this on Saturday in Enugu. He said the suspects were arrested on Thursday at 2.10am by police operatives from Oji River Division.
The News Agency of Nigeria said items recovered from the suspects included an abandoned Toyota Tacoma Hilux pick-up van with number plate APP 556 EG and one berretta English pistol.
“Other items recovered included: five rounds of live ammunition, a dagger, one ATM card, South African currency, a wrap of weed suspected to be Indian hemp and customs paper of the vehicle,’’ Amaraizu said in a statement.
The police spokesman said the suspects were arrested after intelligence information.
It added, “On February 28, at about 2.10am, two young men approached the Police College Oji-River Automated Teller Machine for transaction when officers on duty at the college challenged them.
“They took to their heels, abandoning their Toyota Tacoma Hilux pick-up and other dangerous weapons such as a pistol and some ammunition.’’
Amaraizu said efforts were on to arrest fleeing members of the gang.