The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three male suspects in separate operations, recovering firearms, ammunition and hard drugs as part of its sustained crackdown on crime across the state.
In a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the Command disclosed that operatives of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, acting on credible intelligence, arrested two suspects on January 19, 2026, at Awkunanaw in Enugu South Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as Mba Emmanuel, also known as “Indomie,” aged 31, and Onukwube Nnam, alias “Nwa Amodu,” aged 35, reportedly confessed to being members of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity. Police authorities identified Mba as the head and executioner of the unlawful group in Enugu South LGA as of December 2025.
Items recovered from the suspects include one pump-action gun, a locally fabricated Beretta-type pistol, thirty-one live cartridges, a large wrap of substance suspected to be cannabis sativa, one HP laptop and a motorcycle.
In a related development, police operatives on January 31, 2026, raided criminal hideouts in the Agbani axis, leading to the arrest of eight suspects. After preliminary investigations and screening, one of the suspects, Ezeani Monday, aged 32, was found in possession of a dried substance suspected to be cannabis sativa and thirty-nine pellets of suspected crystal methamphetamine, popularly known as “Mkpuru-mmiri.” The remaining suspects were released.
The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property in the state.
He warned individuals involved in armed robbery, cultism and illicit drug activities to desist or face the full weight of the law.
