Juliana Francis
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspects who specialised in stealing building and installation materials at construction sites.
The State Police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, explained that Police Operatives serving in the Independence Layout Police Division of Enugu State Command, acting on credible information, on April 6, 2024, at about 9: a.m., arrested 38 years Sunday Ogbodo.
Ndukwe said: “Several electrical wiring and installation items, comprising distribution boxes, rolls of cables, and many quantities of LED electrical bulbs, all valued at about ₦1,500,000.00, were recovered from him.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having stolen numerous electrical wiring and installation items from different building construction sites in Independence Layout and other parts of Enugu metropolis, using his Peugeot 406 car, which was also recovered.
“The suspect’s confessional statements further led to the arrest of one of his conspirators and main receiver and distributor of the stolen items, Ogbonna Collins Maduabuchi, 40. He was arrested on April 9, 2024, at about 10:50 a.m. He also confessed to the crime.”
Ndukwe said that further investigative actions are underway to arrest the suspects’ cohorts at large, while they will be arraigned and prosecuted once the investigations are concluded.
“Consequently, individuals who may have recently experienced such acts of theft of electrical wiring and installation items in their building construction sites, are advised to visit the Independence Layout Police Station for identification of the items and other necessary actions,” said Ndukwe.
