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  • Five robbery suspects arrested in Jigawa

    Jigawa State Acting Governor Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia has confirmed the arrest of five suspects in connection with the robbery at Gidan Maidawa village in Dutse Local Government.

    The acting governor, who is also the deputy governor, made the confirmation while responding to the allegation by the lawmaker representing Gume/Gagarawa/Maigatari/ Suletankarkar Federal Constituency, Muhammed Sani Zoro, who accused Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar of abandoning the state, causing alleged increase in crime.

    The acting governor dismissed the allegation, saying “it is baseless and is political. Jigawa is one of the most peaceful states in the country.”

     

  • Police recover gun, phones from two robbery suspects

    The police have arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery gang that  terrorises Lekki, Lagos.

    Maroko Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Isah Abdulmajid, Chief Superintendent (CSP),  and his men arrested Adebayo Ayomide and Isaac David  shortly after they allegedly robbed two women of their phones.

    In a statement yesterday, Lagos Command spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP),  said the suspects were apprehended on March 9 around 9pm.

    He said the DPO and his men were patrolling the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge when they ran into the two seemingly panicky young women, Gbemi and Hannah.

    “Upon questioning them, they told the team that they had just been dispossessed of their phones by the suspects at gunpoint. They pointed at the direction through which the hoodlums escaped on a motorcycle and the police gave them a hot chase.

    “The team tracked down the suspects and upon searching them, their operational single-barrel gun, a cutlass and the phones were found on them. The items were recovered and the criminals taken into custody.

    “In their statements, they owned up to belonging to a syndicate terrorising Lekki and its environs.

    “Commending the team for swiftly responding to the crime and arresting the suspects, Police Commissioner Zubairu Muazu directed that the case be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigation.

  • Command nabs two robbery suspects

    Delta State Command has arrested two robbery suspects, Daniel Efe and Julius Osagba, who specialise in car snatching.

    Spokesman Chucks Orisewezie, in a statement in Warri, said Efe, 32, an ex-soldier, was nabbed by policemen on February 21.

    He said the suspect was apprehended on Sapele-Benin Road in a Toyota Corolla car with fake registration number PBT 214 AA.

    ”The suspect with the exhibit was transferred to the State Intelligence and Investigation Department, Police Headquarters, Asaba, where an investigation was conducted on him.

    “During the investigation, the suspect confessed to the crime and admitted being a member of a syndicate.

  • Robbery suspects held

    The police have arrested some robbery suspects, who allegedly shot dead the wife of their victim.

    Parading the suspects yesterday, Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal recalled that on January 22, the command paraded suspects, who on January 1, at about 4am, invaded the home of Mr. Akinbi Joseph and held him and his wife, Modupe Catherine, hostage.

    He alleged that the suspects shot dead Mrs. Akinbi, who pleaded that her husband should not be killed.

    Edgal said at the time of the incident, the couple’s children were in church attending the crossover service.

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    He said when the report of the incident reached his office, he put the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in   charge of the case.

    The squad, he said, arrested Isah Shobayo and Ogundimu Olalekan.

    The police commissioner said arms and ammunition were recovered from them.

     

  • How we killed three police officers, by robbery suspects

    When  operatives  of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) arrested two suspected car snatchers   at Woji,Port Harcourt last November,little did they  (policemen) realise  they were on to a bigger  discovery.

    As the interrogation  of the suspects progressed  ,Dumlebari  Mbane (28) and Godswill Jackson  (22) began to sing ,according to police sources.

    They helped the police unknot the mystery behind the September 2018 murder of   three policemen and  a civilian in the city.

    The policemen and the civilian had lost their lives while providing security escort to a management staff of an oil giant who was  visiting the Port Harcourt office of the company.

    The convoy of the oil company management staff had run into the gunmen after the pilot vehicle missed its way and led the convoy into Woji area of the city.

    The driver of the pilot vehicle died in the incident, while the AK-47s  of the murdered policemen were  carted away by the gunmen.

    The initial fear was that the September attack  on the oil company management  staff’s  convoy  was a kidnap attempt.

    But all that soon changed after  Mbane and Jackson’s arrest .

    They  allegedly confessed to the police that they were responsible for the killings and that they  specialise in robbing Toyota Sienna vans and  supermarkets across the state as well as snatching mobile phones from people.

    The killers were said to have made away with the rifles of the murdered policemen.

    On the fateful day in September, they claimed to be out  for ‘business’  at Woji  when they sighted the escort car and it occurred to them to strike.

    They pulled out their AK-47s and opened fire on the occupants of the escort vehicle, killing all the occupants  including the driver immediately.

    A source at the IRT said   that the operatives, following a directive from the former Inspector General of Police, were on the trail of the  kidnappers of a British- Nigerian national, Professor   Belgaum, who was released after an unknown amount was paid as ransom, when they busted a car snatching and armed robbery gang.

    The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “We were trailing kidnappers of Professor Belgaum of  the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, when we stumbled on these suspects.

    “ We learned that the people who kidnapped the professor carried out the operation with a black Toyota Sienna and when we contacted our informants in Port-Harcourt, they gave us the  identities of the suspects as  Dumlebabari Mbane and Godswill Jackson, who they said specialised in robbing Toyota Sienna vans in Rivers State.

  • Police parade 12 kidnap, robbery suspects

    The Nigeria Police Force yesterday in Abuja paraded 12 suspects for their alleged involvement in kidnapping and robbery in Zamfara State.

    The suspects, who operate in Zamfara State and its environs, were allegedly responsible for the kidnap of twin sisters and others.

    The twins were said to have gone to distribute their wedding cards to relations, families and friends when they were kidnapped on October 21.

    The suspects include Nafiu Usman, 28, aka Baba Doctor, an indigene of Wanke village in Gusau Local Government; a sectional leader, Ma’aruf Usman of Wanari village in Zurmi Local Government; Inusa Usman, 40, an indigene of Zurmi Local Government; Awal Jibril, 41, an indigene of Mada Local Government; Shehu Mohammed, 55; Alhaji Ibrahim Ibrahim, 35; Ibrahim Sani, 45; Kabiru Usman, 30; Bala Garba, 60; Maigari Labbo, 56; Mohammed Abdullahi Aramako, 31; and Salisu Mamman Wadatau, 38, of Danjibga Local Government, who is an informant of the gang.

    Items recovered from them are six AK47 rifles, four magazines, 34 AK47 live ammunition and four swords.

    The families were said to have paid N15million ransom before they were released.

    Speaking about how the arrest was made, spokesman Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood said: “Following the kidnap of Hassana Bala, female, 18; and her twin sister, Hussaina Bala, 18, on October 21 at Dauran village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State when they went to distribute their wedding invitation cards to families and friends, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris ordered a discreet investigation into the sudden disappearance of the twins and bring perpetrators to justice.

    “The operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) carried out a discreet investigation into the matter and succeeded in arresting the suspects, who were directly responsible for the kidnap of the twins, Hassana Bala and Hussaina Bala, on October 21 at Dauran village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

    “The suspects were arrested in criminals’ hideouts in Katsina and Zamfara states. They confessed to the crime and admitted to the criminal roles they played in the kidnapping of the twins and several other robberies, kidnapping and cattle rustling in Zamfara State and its environs.

    “The suspects also admitted to the Intelligence Response Team that they collected N15million ransom before releasing the twins, adding that they shared the money N500,000 each among themselves.”

    Moshood said investigation was in progress and efforts were being intensified to arrest the gang leader, Dankarami, the second in command of the Gang Yellow, who negotiated the ransom for the release of the twins and Sirajo Dogo, the mastermind of the kidnap, who were indicted in the confession statements of the suspects.”

    He said they would be arraigned after investigation.

     

  • Police kill five robbery suspects

    The police yesterday killed five suspected robbers in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, after they attacked a filling station at Goldie Street, Calabar.

    The Nation learnt that the policemen, who received a distress call while the station was being robbed, pursued the suspected hoodlums and killed four of them. The fifth one, who was severely injured, later died.

    Police Commissioner Mr. Hafiz Inuwa said they had been on the trail of the robbers for long.

    He said two AK47 rifles, money and others items were recovered from them.

    Inuwa warned criminals to leave the state, “as the police are determined to make life difficult for them.”

    “Anyone who takes up arms against law-abiding citizens will have himself to blame. We will not allow criminals to have their way in Cross River State. We will battle them,” he said.

  • Police arrest four kidnap, robbery suspects

    Abia State Police Command has arrested four men for allegedly belonging to a robbery and kidnap gang that has terrorised the state.

    The Nation learnt that the suspects were arrested following a complaint of threat to kidnap a resident.

    A police source, who pleaded not to be named, said operatives swung into action following the complaint and nabbed the suspects while planning the kidnap.

    Three of the suspects were identified as Chinedu Samuel, Emmanuel Okechukwu and Izuchukuwu Ajaegbu.

    During interrogation, they confessed to the crime.

    Okechukwu claimed that one Anurika introduced him to the gang of robbers and kidnappers, adding that the gang targeted school children, who they later sold off for illegal adoption, while adult victims regained freedom after paying ransom.

    He said: “It was Anurika who introduced me to the gang. We started by kidnapping two school children at Mbaise in Imo State.

    ”We abduct children and hand them over to Anurika to sell. We normally attract the kids with biscuits. We started kidnapping adults when one gateman in Aba told us that his boss did not pay him well.

    “I sold the idea of abducting the man for a ransom to him (the gateman) and he accepted it. We planned the deal, kidnapped the man and collected N5million as ransom from his family.

    ”We were arrested by the police while planning another operation.”

    Police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna confirmed the arrest of the suspects.

    He said they would be arraigned after investigation, adding that the command would speed up efforts to arrest other members of the syndicate.

  • Kidnapping, robbery suspects paraded in Bauchi

    The Bauchi State Police Command yesterday paraded three kidnap and rape suspects.

    The spokesman, Kamal Datti Abubakar, said the suspects were arrested at Burga village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area on July 10.

    According to him, Dalhart Mamman (42) and Yakubu Adamu (23) and another suspect burgled the home of Ahmadu Adamu (65) in Zungur and killed him after kidnapping his four wives and stealing his mobile phone.

    The wives – Hajja Adama (20); Aishatu Adamu (18); Binta Adamu (27) and Ramatu Idris (13) – were taken to Tashan Mai-Alewa Mountain and repeatedly gang-raped. The kidnappers also demanded N1 million ransom before the women could be released.

    Ahmed Alhaji Yusuf (22), a wanted suspect, was arrested at his hideout in Lau village, Toro Local Government Area, in connection with other kidnap and rape cases.

    Yusuf, while giving a voluntary confession, said sometime in 2017, he and five others now at large, conspired and kidnapped Alhaji Kalardi of Yumbu village in Warji council, and collected N100,000 from his family before releasing him.

    Two others – Abdullahi Ibrahim (30), of Birshi Gandu and Aliyu Auwal – were also paraded for forgery and possession of letter head belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and certificates of the state-owned Tatari Ali.

    Exhibits recovered from the suspects include nine certificates; a zione smart computer; two HP laptops; a police ID card; photocopy machines; one pump action machine gun; two cutlasses, a double-edged knife and four forged NNPC letter head papers addressed to different oil marketers.

  • Kwara police parade robbery suspects

    The Kwara State Police Command yesterday paraded four robbery suspects who specialise in attacking petrol stations.

    Commissioner of Police Aminu Saleh said the gang was busted by officers in conjunction with the Inspector General of Police (IGP’s) Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

    Saleh said the gang leader, James Obaje (34), a native of Dekina in Kogi State, confessed to being a trainee and lieutenant of Zakari Yau, a political thug in Kogi State.

    Other members of the gang include Nelson Yakubu (31); Ibrahim Mutari (33) and Gboyega Olaoye (35), all from Kogi State, but resident in Ilorin, except Gbenga Olaoye who is from Kwara State.

    Saleh said: “Sequel to reports received from some filling stations within Ilorin metropolis and its suburbs, the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) deployed in Offa, arrested James Obaje. He confessed to being the leader of a gang of robbers and also a trainee and lieutenant of Zakari Yau, a political thug in Kogi State.

    “Yau was arrested in an earlier operation and his confession led to the arrest of the other gang members.

    “Exhibits recovered from the suspects include three AK-47 riffles; one K2 riffle; one Pump Action riffle; 311 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition; 286 rounds of 5.56mm live ammunition; a Blue Mazda 626 (KEY 627 DS); charms and plate numbers.”

    He added that efforts are on to arrest other members of the gang after which they would be charged to court.

    Also paraded were seven suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity, including the Vice President of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa.

    Saleh said: “On May 7, the command alerted the public on plans by cult groups to mark the cultism day on July 7. We also warned any person or group of persons from any such act, but being the devil’s advocate, the suspects from the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, refused to heed the warning, and were arrested by the Anti-Cult Unit of the SCIID, Ilorin, while trying to initiate new members.”