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Police arrest three suspected armed robbers, recover guns and Indian hemp in Niger state

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Last updated: August 10, 2023 7:27 am
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Published: August 10, 2023
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The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers who have been terrorizing parts of Tafa, Suleja Local Government Areas of the State, and Die-Dei in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP, Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, said the suspects, Suleman Yahaya,21, Umar Suleman, 25, Khalifa Abdulrahman,18, all of the Deidei area of Abuja, were arrested on Sunday when police operatives attached to Tafa Division, while on routine patrol responded to a distress call of an attempted robbery.

“On the night of Sunday 6th August 2023 at about 2350hrs, Police operatives attached to Tafa Division while on routine patrol around Lolo Layout, Dakwa area responded to a distress call of an attempted robbery on the street,” the statement read.

“On sighting the Police team, the robbery suspects took to their heels and they were pursued and trailed to a tea seller kiosk around Nato garage, Deidei Abuja,”

According to the PPRO,  a search was conducted in the kiosk the following items were recovered from them; one double-barrel pump action gun, one locally fabricated gun, 264 wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, a cutlass, a knife, three scissors, one white t-shirt, and a vigilante shirt.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of a robbery syndicate terrorizing Dakwa, Deidei, and its environs.

The suspects also confessed that three other members of their syndicate which include Hassan, Lamar, and Bakano are now at large.

The spokesperson added that the suspects will soon be transferred to SCID Minna for discreet investigation and that effort is ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.

Police arrest three suspected armed robbers, recover guns and Indian hemp in Niger state

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