Police nab two over vandalism, theft of govt property in Abia

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The Abia State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing government property along the Umuahia-Uzuakoli Road axis.

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The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, identifying the suspects as 23-year-old Emmanuel Ogonna and 25-year-old Ifeanychukwu Oko, both of Lohom, Uzuakoli, in Bende Local Government Area.

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According to the statement, items recovered from the suspects include 49 pieces of angle irons, two saws, three spanners, three small iron boards and 86 electrical poles.

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The statement said the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence.

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It read, “Leveraging on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Mike Okiro Divisional Police Headquarters, along Uzuakoli Road on 19/06/2026, during a stop-and-search operation along Uzuakoli Road, apprehended the above-mentioned suspects in an auto-rickshaw (Keke Napep) and recovered from them the items, all suspected to have been vandalised and stolen.”

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The command said the suspects made confessional statements, admitting to vandalising and stealing the recovered items.

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It added that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.

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The Abia Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to its constitutional mandate of preventing and detecting crime.

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He urged members of the public to support security agencies by reporting suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station.

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