The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested three male suspects in separate operations and recovered a motorcycle and two tricycles allegedly stolen in Enugu State and Warri, Delta State.
In a press release issued on Sunday, October 18, 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said operatives of the Nkanu West Police Division arrested a 30-year-old suspect, Ifeanyi Nweke John, at Amakpu-Agbani on October 17.
The police said the suspect was arrested with a Kymstone motorcycle allegedly stolen from Uwani Amakpu-Agbani in the early hours of October 16.
According to the statement, the suspect confessed to the crime.
In another operation, operatives of the Distress Response Squad arrested 28-year-old Nwaugwuru Nnabuike along Enugu-Abakaliki Road on October 16 and recovered a blue tricycle allegedly stolen in Warri, Delta State.
The police said the suspect and the recovered tricycle would be handed over to the Delta State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.
The statement added that operatives of the Emene Police Division arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Iboko, around the Onuogba-Nike axis of Enugu on October 14.
He was allegedly attempting to transport a tricycle to Abakaliki.
The tricycle had reportedly been stolen from where it was parked in Uwani, Enugu, on October 13.
The police said investigations into the three cases were ongoing and that the suspects would be arraigned in court upon their conclusion.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reiterated the command’s commitment to combating crime.
He urged residents to report suspicious activities promptly and provide credible information to assist security agencies in preventing crime and recovering stolen property.
