Police arrest three, recover pistol and live ammunition in Enugu highway and Orba operations
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three male suspects and recovered a firearm, ammunition and other exhibits in separate coordinated operations aimed at curbing crime in the state . Police spokesperson SP Daniel Ndukwe said the March 15, 2026 operations were part of Commissioner of Police Mamman Bitrus Giwa’s proactive strategy to tackle insecurity across Enugu . Operatives from the Department of Operations, on surveillance along the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway at about 9:00 a.m., intercepted an unregistered tricycle and recovered a locally fabricated double‑barrel pistol after a search . Two occupants of the tricycle, identified as 26‑year‑old Ugochukwu Samuel and 26‑year‑old Kevin Kosichukwu, were arrested on the spot, while the tricycle was impounded as an exhibit . In a related operation around 10:30 a.m. the same day, officers attached to the Udenu Area Command intercepted a motorcycle along Nsukka […]