Police in Edo State have said that a 65-year-old herbalist was among 22 persons arrested for armed robbery, cultism and unlawful assembly in the state.
Spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor said yesterday in Benin that the herbalist and one other suspect were arrested on January 31 by the command’s surveillance team.
He said they were arrested following investigation into cases of unlawful possession of firearm and armed robbery.
According to the police spokesman, one pump-action gun was recovered from them.
Nwabuzor added that two others suspected of conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearm and armed robbery were also arrested by the police surveillance team.
He said that the gang used Mercedes GLK and a black Lexus jeep for their armed robbery operations to hoodwink their victims.
The command spokesman said a pump-action gun, four cut-to-size locally made guns and nine live cartridges were recovered from them.
He noted that the suspects had confessed to have robbed many people between Benin and Auchi in Edo.
Similarly, the police spokesperson said 13 people suspected of participating in the Feb. 15 protest over banknotes were arrested, while five others were nabbed for cultism and unlawful possession of firearm.
He said that the suspects would be prosecuted after investigation.