South African Returnee Nabbed IN Armed Robbery

The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday October 1st, paraded 15 Armed robbery suspects amongst whom is a South African returnee identified as Kingsley Okonkwo.

Kingsley Okonkwo who is from Agbogugu, Awgu LGA, of the State was among one of the recently evacuated Nigerians from South Africa weeks ago.

Briefing journalists on the arrest made, the State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, said the following items were recovered from the suspected criminals; four arms, four cartridges, 13 handsets, one tricycle, three motor vehicles, and an English word.

Abdur-Rahman explained that the suspects were arrested for various offences, including conspiracy and armed, defilement and murder.

The police boss said they were striving to reduce crime to the barest minimum through proactive measures without losing sight of respect for human rights and the rule of law.

“These achievements were made possible through intelligence-led policing measures put in place by the command,” Abdur-Rahman said.