In Enugu State, which is in Southeast Nigeria, the police discovered and raided a criminal hideaway.
According to a statement made on Sunday by Daniel Ndukwe, the state police spokesman, the operation resulted in the capture of an armed robbery group's leader.
The operation occurred on Friday after police learned about illicit activity in the vicinity, according to Deputy Superintendent Ndukwe.
Agents stopped the suspects along the Onitsha-Enugu Road in the state's Diamond Estate Axis, according to a police command spokesperson.
According to him, the alleged thieves committed "heinous acts within Enugu metropolis and surrounds under the vague term of "unknown gunmen," which is often used to describe the thugs that cause unrest in the South-east.
According to the police, the alleged ringleader, Chinenye Nwadike, was taken into custody in Ndiagha, Amechi-Uwani, a part of Enugu South Local Government Area in Enugu State.
Ndukwe claimed that “others” from the group “escaped with bullet wounds.”
The police spokesperson added that the operatives found a yellow tricycle stolen by the gang at gunpoint earlier that Friday evening in the neighbourhood.
The police said they found two assault rifles, one pump action gun built in England, one made locally, one with a double barrel, and 349 rounds of 7.62mm live ammo.
In addition, there are 25 live cartridges, a sledgehammer, the head of a war axe, four machetes, two bottles of perfume, and a couple of trinkets that may be charming.
According to Ndukwe, Ahmed Ammani, commissioner of police in Enugu State, praised the operatives for putting the police’s crime prevention policies into practice and achieving an operational breakthrough.
Ammani instructed the operatives to keep their resolve and pursue the fugitives.
The state’s police commissioner has called on the populace to maintain lawful and vigilant lifestyles and to provide the police with the information they need to crack down on crime.