Troops Arrest Senior Corrections Officer Over Alleged Arms Trafficking in Enugu

Troops Arrest Senior Corrections Officer Over Alleged Arms Trafficking in Enugu

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation UDO KA have arrested an Assistant Superintendent of Corrections allegedly linked to an arms trafficking syndicate during a follow-up operation in Enugu State.

Sources disclosed that the suspect, identified as Ekweme Clement Onyebuchi, was apprehended at about 6:11 p.m. on Monday at Okpara Square, No. 11 Independence Layout, in Enugu North Local Government Area.

The sources said the operation was conducted by troops of the 82 Division Garrison in conjunction with personnel of the Division Provost Group, following ongoing investigations into the arrest of suspected arms racketeers on June 30.

According to the sources, troops recovered two United States-made pistols, two rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition and one vehicle during the operation.

Preliminary investigations, the sources said, indicated that the suspect had earlier been identified and arrested as part of a syndicate allegedly involved in the illegal sale of arms and ammunition to suspected criminal elements.

The suspect and the recovered exhibits are currently in military custody as investigations continue to unravel the activities and network of the alleged arms trafficking syndicate.

The arrest is part of ongoing security operations aimed at dismantling illegal arms supply networks and curbing the proliferation of weapons in the South-East.

Troops Arrest Senior Corrections Officer Over Alleged Arms Trafficking in Enugu