The Enugu State Police Command has recovered two vehicles stolen in separate incidents in Imo State, including a Lexus RX 300 SUV stolen during an armed robbery in 2018, and arrested three suspects linked to one of the cases.
The recoveries were made during separate intelligence-led operations conducted by police operatives across Enugu State, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Daniel Ndukwe.
Ndukwe disclosed that the first operation took place on June 25, 2026, after police received a report that a commercial minibus with registration number AKL 969 AH had been snatched from its driver a day earlier in Okigwe, Imo State.
He said operatives attached to the Aninri Police Division, acting on credible intelligence, tracked the vehicle to Onunweke, Ndeaboh, in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, where the suspects abandoned it and fled on sighting the police.
«”The vehicle was recovered, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects,” Ndukwe stated.»
In a separate operation carried out on June 21, a buyer reported to the Enugu Metro Area Command after purchasing a gold-coloured Lexus RX 300 SUV with registration number EZA 323 NF in Enugu.
According to the police spokesman, verification conducted by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) revealed that the vehicle had been flagged as stolen.
«”Operatives immediately recovered the vehicle, while investigations established that it had been stolen during an armed robbery in Owerri, Imo State, in 2018,” Ndukwe said.»
He added that further investigations led to the arrest of three suspects identified as Chukwudi Ubani, alleged to have sold the vehicle, Uchenna Obaji, and Nnamene Chukwudi, all residents of Enugu State.
The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, commended the operatives for the successful operations and urged members of the public to continue supporting the police with credible and timely information.
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