By Alumona Ukwueze

Abuchi Kenneth, aged 29, and his accomplice, Ifeanyi Odu, aged 27, have been arrested by the operatives of Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Enugu State Command over alleged car-breaking and stealing of Samsung Galaxy and Infinix smartphones.

According to a statement made available to Vanguard by the spokesperson of Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, yesterday, the incident occurred at Rangers Avenue, Enugu when the duo allegedly broke into a car and carted away the aforementioned items.

The statement further disclosed that the operatives of the command acted on intelligence and intercepted the suspects at Otigba Roundabout, recovering the phones and their operational vehicle, a Toyota Corolla car with reg. no. KUJ 614 CF. Ndukwe, further said that the suspects would be charged to court.

Part of the statement reads “Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command, serving in the New Haven Division, on September 24, 2024, around 4 p.m., arrested one Abuchi Kenneth “m” aged 27 and Ifeanyi Odu “m” aged 29, for breaking and stealing a Samsung Galaxy and Infinix smartphones from a car parked along the road at Rangers Avenue, Enugu.

“A preliminary investigation reveals that the suspects, who respectively gave their addresses as Zuba, Abuja, and Nekede Owerri, Imo State, surreptitiously broke into the parked car and made away with the phones.

“However, upon receiving information on the criminal act, the operatives promptly went after, intercepted, and arrested the suspects at Otigba roundabout, Enugu, recovering the phones and their operational vehicle, a Toyota Corolla car with reg. no. KUJ 614 CF. The suspects will be arraigned in court soonest.”