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Emmanuel Ogonna, male, 23 years, of Lohom, Uzuakoli LGA, Abia State, and Ifeanychukwu Oko, male, 25 years, of Lohom, Uzuakoli, have been arrested by the operatives of Abia State Police Command over theft of government property.
The police revealed that exhibits were recovered from both men, including forty-nine pieces of angle irons, two saws, three spanners, and three small iron boards. Eighty-six electrical poles.
Leveraging on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Mike Okiro Divisional Police Headquarters, on 19/06/2026, during a stop-and-search operation along Uzuakoli Road, apprehended the above-mentioned suspects in an auto-rickshaw (Keke Napep) and recovered from them forty-nine pieces of angle irons, two saws, three spanners, three small iron boards, and eighty-six electrical poles, all suspected to have been vandalised and stolen.
The suspects made confessional statements, admitting to vandalising and stealing the listed exhibits recovered, and the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, reiterates the Command’s commitment to its constitutional mandate of the prevention and detection of crime.
Members of the public, as partners in crime prevention, are advised to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station or through the Command’s emergency hotlines: 08035415405, 08079210004, 08079210005, 08079210006.
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