The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four male suspects in separate operations in the state and recovered a vehicle stolen in Enugu, and two others snatched in Anambra State; one of the recovered vehicles was linked to a kidnapping case in 2022.
An official statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, states that in separate operations between 24th January and 26th February 2026, Operatives of the Command attached to the Central Police Station, CPS, and Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad made a successful arrest of four hoodlums.
“On 24th January 2026 at about 9:00 a.m., operatives of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, acting on intelligence, stormed New Garriki, Awkunanaw, Enugu, and arrested two suspects: Chinonso Onyibe John, a.k.a. “Flexing” (aged 27), and Nwankwor Uchenna Samuel (aged 41), an ex-convict.”
“A red Toyota Matrix with Reg. No. AAH 785 AE) was recovered. The suspects confessed to snatching the vehicle at gunpoint in Awka, Anambra State, on 23rd January 2026 and to other operations involving a Lexus RX 350 and a Toyota Highlander. The remaining suspects and exhibits will be handed over to the State Police Command in Anambra for further investigation and prosecution.”
“In a separate operation on 31st January 2026 at about 6:00 p.m., operatives of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested Ugwuanyi Samuel, alias “Sammyblack” (male, aged 36), a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity. He was found in possession of a red Toyota Camry (Spider) bearing a National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) plate number.”
“Investigations revealed the vehicle belonged to a female victim from Ogbunike, Anambra State, and was snatched in June 2022 after her son was abducted at gunpoint while driving the vehicle, later released upon payment of ₦500,000 ransom, with the vehicle carted away and repainted.”
“On 26th February 2026 at about 5:30 a.m., the Command’s operatives attached to the Central Police Station (CPS), in collaboration with the Neighborhood Watch Group, arrested Teso Joseph Nsor (male, aged 22), a native of Guma LGA, Benue State, at Christ Chemist Roundabout, Enugu.”
“The suspect, who had arrived in Enugu the previous day without a fixed address, was apprehended while attempting to escape with a stolen Toyota Hiace bus, which he reportedly accessed and started using a master key.”
The statement reveals that Teso Joseph Nsor was arraigned in court on Friday, 27th February 2026, and consequently remanded in Correctional Centre custody; the vehicle owner has also been identified.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reaffirms the Command’s commitment to combating crime and urged residents to provide credible information as a security issue is everybody’s business.
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