The Enugu State Police Command has secured the conviction of a 34-year-old man, Ejike Nnam, who was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for conspiracy and robbery over the theft of an iPhone XR worth ₦240,000.
The Punch reported that the sentences, comprising three years for conspiracy and five years for robbery, will run concurrently, meaning Nnam will serve both terms at the same time.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement published on the command’s official Facebook account on Saturday.
According to the statement, Nnam allegedly snatched the phone from a woman along Bisalla Road, Enugu, with the assistance of an accomplice who is still at large.
The statement read, “On October 8, 2026, at about 8 p.m., Ejike Nnam (male, aged 34), a resident of an unfinished building at Nkpokiti, Enugu, allegedly snatched an iPhone XR valued at N240,000 from a female victim along Bisalla Road, Enugu, alongside an accomplice who remains at large.
“Nnam was promptly arrested and arraigned the following day before the Enugu North Magistrate Court, where he pleaded guilty and was convicted. He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for conspiracy and five years for robbery, with both sentences to run concurrently.”
In a separate incident, the police arrested a 29-year-old man, Richard Chukwuma, over the alleged theft of a bottle of Jameson Green Whisky valued at ₦30,150 from a supermarket in Enugu.
Chukwuma was arrested at about 6:50 pm on October 7 at the supermarket.
The police said he reportedly confessed during interrogation to having previously stolen 15 bottles of the same whisky from the establishment.
He was arraigned on October 9 and subsequently remanded at the Enugu Correctional Centre.
The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, commended the Chief Magistrate for the swift conclusion of Nnam’s case and urged the courts to ensure the timely determination of police cases across the state.
The statement added, “The State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, smicm, commended the Chief Magistrate for the prompt dispensation of justice in the phone-snatching case. He called for the sustained and expeditious conclusion of police cases before courts across the State, noting that timely adjudication strengthens public confidence in the justice system and supports effective crime prevention.”
