Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - Two suspected robbers have been arrested in Minna metropolis and are currently in the custody of the Police in Niger State for robbing a victim of his mobile phone.
They were picked up by the officers of Kpakungu Police Division on
October 31, 2024.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna said, the
suspects were nabbed following report from a victim robbed of his phone.
“On receipt of the report, the police operatives of the division, with credible
intelligence, arrested two suspects in connection with the crime, ” he
stated.
The suspects are Azifi Lawal, aka Maka, 25, and Abubakar Saidu, aka Yaro,
respectively of Soje B and Gbeganu area of Minna.
Abiodun explained that the victim boarded a tricycle from Gidan-Kwano area to
Dama. He met two passengers there-in, and while on their way close to Dama, the
two passengers conspired, attacked and robbed him of his phone and escaped into
the near bush.
He disclosed that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and
other similar robberies.
“They mentioned one Mubarak of Dutsen-Kura area as part of their gang
members. Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing to recover the stolen phones and
arrest the fleeing suspect, ” Abiodun further stated.
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