The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two notorious criminals who allegedly specialise in stealing electrical wiring and installations in new building construction sites within the Enugu metropolis.

This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday.

Ndukwe said the police operatives serving in the Independence Layout Police Division, acting on credible information, made the arrest on April 6, at about 9 am.

The police recovered electrical distribution boxes, rolls of cables, and many quantities of LED electrical bulbs, all valued at about ₦1,500,000 from the notorious suspects.

According to Ndukwe, police operatives arrested one Sunday Ogbodo, 38, of Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area.