One Ejike Okeke, a member of syndicate who specialises in rail track stealing has been arrested by the Enugu Police Command.

The police also recovered one locally-made pistol with one live cartridge from him.

Okeke 18, of Nkwubor-Nike Village, Enugu East Local Government Area of the state, was arrested on May 9 at about 11.am.

According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, the arrest was achieved by police operatives attached to the Enugu Metro Area Command, in conjunction with operatives of the Vigilance group of Nchatancha-Nike in Enugu.

Ndukwe said that Okeke and others, who ran on sighting the operatives, were found attempting to vandalise railway tracks at Nkwubor rail-line, adding that investigation was ongoing to apprehend his other gang members that fled.
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