The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old suspected transformer vandal found unconscious with various degrees of burns who allegedly vandalized a transformer along Ogbaike Road, Obollo-Afor, Udenu Local Government Area. In a press statement released by the Police Public Relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe states that on Monday, 17th of August 2026, a young man identified as Nnaji Chidiebere, in the process of vandalizing the transformer, was electrocuted. “His arrest followed credible information...

The Enugu State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Violent Crime Response Unit (AK-VCRU) has arrested 14 suspects involved in various kidnapping operations within and outside Enugu state between the months of June, July, and August 2026. The suspects were arrested in 6 states and the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja, as well as Enugu, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kwara, and Taraba States. At a press briefing held at the Command’s headquarters on Friday, the Commissioner of Police,...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, operatives arrested Mr. Joseph Cyril, a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, AIIA, Enugu, for ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine while heading to Italy via Addis Ababa and France. A press statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, on Sunday, 9th August 2026, revealed that the suspect was arrested at the departure hall a week ago. “The suspect was nabbed at the...