Sunday, May 26, 2024 - The Nasarawa State Police command has arrested a suspected armed robber who is said to have been disturbing the peace of the residents in the Karu Local Government Area of the state.
This was contained in a press statement
signed and made available to journalists in Lafia on Sunday by the Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel.
According to Nansel, the suspect, a
26-year-old resident of Aso Pada was arrested by police operatives of the
Mararaba ‘A’ Division during a stop and search operation at Kabayi in the Karu
LGA.
He explained that one locally fabricated
Barretta Pistol and one live ammunition were recovered from the suspect as an
exhibit.
He said the suspect had made useful statements, adding that
efforts to trail and arrest other members of the syndicate were ongoing.
Nansel said, “On 25/5/2024 at about
0200hrs, acting based on credible information about the movement of an armed
robbery suspect responsible for a series of armed robbery activities in Kabayi,
Aso Pada and Mararaba general area of Karu LGA, Police operatives attached to
Mararaba ‘A’ Division created a stop and search point at Kabayi to get the
criminal arrested.
“The effort paid off when the suspect named
David Samuel ‘M’ 26yrs of Aso Pada was sighted by the Eagle-eye operatives and
was arrested; where one locally fabricated Barretta Pistol and one live
ammunition were recovered from him as an exhibit.
“The suspect has made useful statements and
effort to trail and arrest other members of the syndicate is ongoing.”
According to the PPRO, the State
Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu Nadada had ordered that the 26-year-old
suspect should be charged to court for prosecution upon the conclusion of an
investigation into the matter.
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