Police nab robbery gang terrorising Benue-Enugu communities

By Peter Duru, Makurdi

A three-man suspected robbery pack terrorising communities and commuters on the Benue-Enugu states bound person been arrested by operatives of the Benue State Police Command.

The pack members were reportedly nabbed astatine Orokam successful Ogbadibo Local Government Area, LGA, of the authorities during a stop-and-search cognition adjacent Obollo Afor successful Enugu state.

The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent, DSP, Udeme Edet disclosed that the suspects namely, Mujahid Mohammed, Yahaya Abdullahi and Kalipha Mohammad were each residents of Mararaba, Nyanya, Abuja.

“During investigation, the suspects confessed belonging to a pack of equipped robbers who person been terrorising the Orokam assemblage successful Benue State and different communities successful Enugu State.

“They confessed to having robbed six flats astatine the Umukasi country and 10 flats astatine St. Theresa Area of Nsukka successful Enugu State.

“They further averred that their ringing leader, 1 Abba Mohammed who is presently astatine ample escaped with their weapons successful the people of the arrest.”

The Command noted that efforts were connected to collaborate with the Enugu and Gombe State Police Commands with a presumption to apprehending the fleeing fishy successful bid to guarantee his prosecution.

Recovered signifier the suspects was a container containing 34 cellphones of antithetic brands, 3 HP laptops, and 2 MP3 players.

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