Police arrest suspected armed robbery, car snatching syndicate in Enugu

The Enugu Police Command, Wednesday, arrested two suspected armed robbery and car snatching syndicates within Enugu metropolis.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement, disclosed that the two syndicates were arrested in Enugu on Aug. 12.

Amaraizu said the arrest was achieved through intelligence gathering by the operatives of the Anti-Cult Squad of the Command, NAN reports.

He identified the suspects as: Emeka Itua, an ex-prisoner that claimed to hail from Edo State, and Ede Ifunanya, alias Anyara, from Nara community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state.

He said that Itua had been snatching many cars with his gang members and that they usually snatch cars and take to their buyer in Anambra State.

“Itua confessed that they specialised in snatching Toyota Camry cars and they snatch these cars at gun point.

“He further revealed that they usually monitor would-be victims of Toyota Camry cars in streets of Enugu and follow them to the point of parking.

“We usually get a tricycle and engage him on drop; then move and patrol round in search of any victim to be attacked,” he said.

Amaraizu further said that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, had directed for a full scale investigation; while the suspects have been helping police operatives in their investigations.