The Police in Nsukka, Enugu State, on Saturday arrested two masquerades in Ovoko community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State for robbing a trader along the Nsukka-Obollo-Afor Road.
For the past few weeks, masquerades had continuously mounted road blocks in such areas as Eha-Alumona, Ovoko-Obollo-Afor, among several other public roads, inflicting heavy wounds on motorists and dispossessing them of their valuables.
According to DAILY POS, a police officer in Nsukka who pleaded anonymity on Saturday said that the police moved into action when the victim, Mr. Chinonso Ezewaji reported the matter at Nsukka Police Area command.
He said when two of the masquerades were arrested, others ran way.
According to him, “when the police team reached Ovoko, along Nsukka–Obollor-Afor Road, where the masquerades were operating, two of the policemen in the bus pretended as if they wanted to give the two masquerades money; they stretched their hands to collect it and that was how we hand-cuffed them and others ran away.
“Eight masquerades have been on that road since morning tormenting road users; the two of them we arrested have denied involvement in robbing the trader, but they have given the names of the culprits.
“When we searched one of the arrested masquerades, we saw Indian hemp in his pocket”.
DSP Ebere Amarizu, Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the incident, noting that the police has commenced investigations into the matter.
Amarizu said, “Police is not against any culture but community leaders must know the character of people they allow to wear masquerades in the name of culture.
“A masquerade has no right to mount a road block on busy roads where motorists, motorcyclists and other road ply on daily basis.
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