Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Squad, on 10th January 2026 at about 9:00 a.m., arrested four suspected members of a notorious “one-chance” robbery criminal syndicate operating within Abakpa-Nike and other parts of Enugu metropolis..
The Police public relations officer, Enugu state police command SP Daniel Ndukwe in a statement made available to Newsmen on Sunday in Enugu said the suspects were arrested while operating with a tricycle, which was recovered, and allegedly prowling for unsuspecting victims.
He said the arrested suspects are one Ndubuisi Achioko (male, aged 62), Nnaji Okeh (male, aged 55), Nwobodo Dennis (male, aged 57), and Chinedu Idam (female, aged 36), all residents of Abakpa-Nike, Enugu. During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of a larger “one-chance” robbery syndicate operating from the Abakpa-Nike axis of Enugu State.
According to Ndukwe, the suspects have since been arraigned before a competent court and remanded in Correctional Custody, while intensive efforts are ongoing to identify, track, and arrest other fleeing members of the criminal syndicate.
“The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has reiterated the Command’s firm commitment to combating “one-chance” robbery and other related criminal activities across the State. He urges citizens to remain law-abiding and vigilant, and to promptly report suspicious persons and criminal activities to the nearest police station or through established police emergency channels,” he said.
