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Police arrest 3 crime suspects, recover arms
The Enugu State Police Command has apprehended three male suspects for armed robbery and cultism in separate operations, recovering firearms and ammunition in the process.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, added that the success was part of the Command’s 2025 proactive and community-driven policing strategy introduced by Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu.
According to the statement, “two suspects, identified as Okorie Israel Nweze (25) and Tobechukwu Emmanuel (20), were arrested on January 14, 2025, at Garriki, Ugwuoba, Oji-River, by operatives of the Oji-River Police Division.
“Two pump-action guns and six live cartridges were recovered from them. The suspects confessed to engaging in armed robbery and drug trafficking along the Abakaliki Road in Awka, Anambra State.”
In another operation on January 2, 2025, operatives from the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, acting on credible intelligence, rescued and arrested Effia Onyedika John (27), alias “Fela,” from an angry mob at Ugbo-Paul, Abakpa-Nike, Enugu. A locally made double-barreled pistol loaded with two live cartridges was recovered from the suspect.
The statement revealed that the suspect, who admitted to being a member of the Vikings confraternity, was part of a gang responsible for multiple armed robberies and thefts within the Enugu metropolis.
“All the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded,” the police spokesman added.
Commending the operatives, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu reiterated the Command’s commitment to ensuring Enugu State remains unconducive for criminal activities. He called on citizens to support the police by providing credible information.
“The Command is determined to sustain its efforts in combating crime and will not relent in making Enugu State safe for all law-abiding residents,” Uzuegbu stated.
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the planned increase in electricity and telecom tariffs as unconscionable.
The statement comes after the telecoms regulator last week approved the increase in mobile tariffs.
The federal government also recently said that plans were ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months.”
However, Sani, who said the government’s plan is unreasonable, insisted that it should be halted.
The ex-lawmaker also expressed his support for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the scheduled protest against the government’s proposal, calling it a welcome development.
“The planned increase in electricity tariffs in the midst of poor power supply and the proposal to increase telecom tariffs is unconscionable and should be halted. The scheduled labour union protest is a welcome development,” he posted on X.
The United States President, Donald Trump, has revealed his decision to cut off all future funding to South Africa, citing poor treatment of “certain classes of people.”
Trump made this known on Sunday in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform.
According to Trump, South Africa was seizing land and mistreating some citizens without concern for the violations of their rights.
“South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.
“I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote.
Reports suggest that the American leader may be defending White South Africans, some of whom have alleged that the South African policy is unfair to them.
There are indications that the federal government will on Monday meet with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to stop the planned Tuesday nationwide protest against the 50 percent telecommunications tariff hike.
A reliable source familiar with the matter, who preferred anonymity, disclosed this on Monday morning, noting that the meeting between the NLC leadership and the federal government is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday.
The source said the meeting was a “dialogue on matters of national interest as it affects Nigerian workers.”
According to the source, it will be an inter-ministerial meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), purposely to resolve issues raised by the NLC concerning the federal government’s approved upward adjustment to telecommunications tariffs, which the NLC, its allies, and others are vehemently opposing.
This comes as the NLC is already mobilizing workers for a mass protest tomorrow (February 4) against the 50 percent tariff hike approval.
On Thursday last week, in a letter to affiliate unions and state councils, NLC General Secretary Emma Ugboaja urged them to mobilize other Nigerians to send a serious message to the government.
The planned protest follows the 50 percent telecom tariff approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on January 20, 2025.
The approval had sparked widespread rejection among telecom subscribers.
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