Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II have arrested an escapee of the Jos Prison break, Chimezie Chukwu, in Enugu State.
Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu, for Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA II, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 21, 2023, said the suspect was apprehended during a raid in a criminal hideout in Nkanu Local Government Area of the state.
"Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II on Friday 20 October 2023 in conjunction with the Department of State Security Enugu State Command conducted a raid operation to suspected Indigenous People of Biafra and it's armed affiliates the Eastern Security Network hideout in Ugbakwa Village in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State," the statement reads.
"During the raid operations, troops apprehended one Mr Chimezie Chukwu AKA Biggi an escapee of Jos Prison Break known to be a drug peddler, gunrunner and also specialized in armed robbery.
"Items recovered from him include, six mobile phones, three mobile phones batteries, one Moniepoint POS and ATM card, two packs of substances suspected to be cannabis and the sum of One Hundred and Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Naira only.
"Suspect and recovered items are in custody of the DSS for further investigation."
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