Enugu Police Arrest Five for Theft of Public Assets

The Enugu State Police Command arrested five suspects for alleged vandalism and theft of public infrastructure, including a solar streetlight, road traffic signs, and materials from the Enugu State Water Corporation. SP Daniel Ndukwe reported that on 27 September 2026, Wisdom Nuhu and Moses Jonathan were apprehended at a scrap dump in New Artisan Market while attempting to sell a suspected stolen solar streetlight.

They confessed to stealing it earlier that day at Graceland Estate, Independence Layout. On 24 September 2026, Chukwudi Nwigbo, 35, was arrested along Abakaliki Road after being detected by security surveillance while removing road traffic signs, with several vandalized signs recovered.

Additionally, on 15 September 2026, Zubairu Hamanpedimso, 31, and Mohamed Adamu, 21, were arrested for conspiring to steal materials from the Enugu State Water Corporation, with stolen iron materials recovered. All suspects have been arraigned in court and remanded in a correctional facility, while efforts continue to apprehend other accomplices.