The police command in Enugu State says it has detained two suspects, including a military impersonator and a cultist, for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition in separate operations.

The command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu, said that police operatives recovered firearms, ammunition, and other incriminating exhibits from the suspects.

Mr Ndukwe said that on April 26 at about 11:00 a.m., operatives attached to the command’s Department of Operations, while on routine patrol at “Naira Triangle” along Abakaliki Road, Enugu, detained Victory Anyegbulam, 20.

“A search conducted on him led to the recovery of one cut-to-size gun, two live cartridges, and a substance suspected to be cannabis.

“The suspect confessed to being a member of the Neo Black (Aye) Confraternity,” he said.

The spokesman said that in a similar operation on April 23 at about 1:42 p.m., the same operatives detained one Emmanuel Uzondu, 34, along Unity Estate Road, Enugu.

He said, “A locally fabricated Beretta-like pistol was recovered from him.

“The suspect initially claimed to be a serving member of the Nigerian Air Force but later confessed during interrogation to desertion and dismissal from the Force.”

Mr Ndukwe said that investigations were ongoing, and the suspects would be arraigned in court upon conclusion.

The state’s commissioner of police, Mamman Giwa, had reiterated the command’s commitment to ridding the state of criminal elements.

The commissioner urged members of the public to remain law-abiding, vigilant, and supportive by providing credible information to the police. 

(NAN)