The Abia State Police Command has apprehended two individuals suspected of vandalising and stealing government property along the Umuahia–Uzuakoli Road corridor.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, who identified the suspects as 23-year-old Emmanuel Ogonna and 25-year-old Ifeanychukwu Oko, both residents of Lohom, Uzuakoli in Bende Local Government Area.
According to the police statement, several stolen and vandalised items were recovered from the suspects. These include 49 pieces of angle irons, two saws, three spanners, three small iron boards, and 86 electricity poles.
The Command explained that the arrests were made based on credible intelligence.
It stated, “Leveraging on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Mike Okiro Divisional Police Headquarters along Uzuakoli Road, on 19/06/2026, during a stop-and-search operation, apprehended the above-mentioned suspects in an auto-rickshaw (Keke Napep) and recovered from them the items, all suspected to have been vandalised and stolen.”
The police added that the suspects confessed to both vandalising and stealing the recovered government property.
The case has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for detailed investigation and prosecution.
Abia State Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to its constitutional duty of preventing and detecting crime.
He also called on residents to assist security agencies by promptly reporting suspicious individuals or activities to the nearest police station.
ADEOLA KUNLE
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