By Deborah Nnamdi
Police operatives from the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old native doctor, Ejike Emmanuel Chinonso, for allegedly owning firearms and ammunition.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, which was made available to newsmen in Enugu on Monday, the arrest led to the recovery of various weapons from Chinonso’s shrine located in Ugwuochie-Iwollo, Ezeagu Local Government Area.
Items seized include a locally made pistol, a revolver pistol, one expended cartridge, two live rounds of ammunition, one live .38 special caliber round, and a live cartridge.
Ndukwe stated “The recovery followed the suspect’s confessional statements after his earlier arrest, as well as a subsequent raid on the shrine by the operatives. The suspect confessed to being a member of the Black Axe confraternity. He will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.”
Meanwhile, the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has commended the operatives for their efforts and urged them to sustain the momentum, ensuring that Enugu State remained uninhabitable for unrepentant criminals.
He also called on the public to remain supportive of the command’s efforts.
