Police in Enugu State has arrested a native doctor identified as Emmanuel Chinonso over alleged criminal offence in the state.
The spokesman of the command, Superintendent Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
Though, the details of the alleged crimes were not fully disclosed, but the police assured the public that thorough investigations are ongoing.
According to the police image maker, Mr Chinonso, 24, was taken into custody on 15 May by police operatives attached to the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Command.
He said, following the native doctor’s confessional statements, the operatives raided his shrine and recovered some arms and ammunition.
“The exhibits, recovered from his shrine located at Ugwuochie-Iwollo in Ezeagu Local Government Area, include one locally made pistol, one revolver pistol, one expended and one live 38 special calibre ammunition, and one live cartridge,” the police said.
Mr Ndukwe said the suspect also confessed to being a member of the Black Axe, a cult group in Nigeria.
“He will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations,” he said.
Ndukwe said the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Bitrus Giwa, commended the operatives for their efforts and urged them to sustain the momentum.
Mr Giwa assured that Enugu State would remain “uninhabitable” to unrepentant criminals.
The police chief appealed to the residents to remain supportive of the Command’s efforts to fight crime.