The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected members of an interstate kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising border communities between Enugu and Benue states.
The suspects, identified as Mohammed Hassan, 28, and Aminu Usman, 26, both natives of Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, were arrested by operatives attached to the Udenu Police Division in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended on May 14, 2026, at about 1:20 p.m. at Amutenyi, Obollo-Afor, in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The statement partly read, “The suspects, identified as Mohammed Hassan (male, 28) and Aminu Usman (male, 26), both of Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, were arrested on May 14, 2026, at about 1:20 p.m. at Amutenyi, Obollo-Afor, Udenu LGA of Enugu State.
