Enugu Police Arrest Five for Vandalizing Public Infrastructure

The Enugu State Police Command arrested five individuals for alleged vandalism and theft of public infrastructure. Police Public Relations Officer Daniel Ndukwe reported that on September 27, 2026, two men, Wisdom Nuhu and Moses Jonathan, were apprehended at a scrap dump in New Artisan Market while negotiating the sale of a stolen solar street light.

They confessed to stealing the light earlier that day at Graceland Estate, Independence Layout. On September 24, a 35-year-old man, Chukwudi Nwigbo, was arrested along Abakaliki Road for removing road traffic signs, with several vandalized signs recovered.

Additionally, on September 15, Zubairu Hamanpedimso and Mohamed Adamu were arrested for conspiring to steal materials from the Enugu State Water Corporation, with stolen iron materials found in their possession. All five suspects have been arraigned and remanded in custody as investigations continue to apprehend other accomplices.