Police Recover Firearm From Suspected Cultists In Enugu

Police in Enugu State say they have arrested two young men suspected to be cultists.

Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Enugu State Command disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the suspects, Uchenna Onwudi, aged 29, and Eze Chiadikobi, aged 31, were arrested for conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, and cultism.

The operatives who arrested them recovered a locally made double barrel pistol in their possession.

On interrogation, the suspects led the operatives to the recovery of the gun in an uncompleted building located at Trans-Ekulu, Enugu.

The statement explained that both suspects have confessed to being members of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity.

“They, along with other accomplices, will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has reiterated the Command’s unwavering commitment to combating all forms of crime in the State, urging citizens to remain law-abiding and supportive of the Police.