Police in Nasarawa State have arrested five robbery suspects for alleged burglary and stealing of motorbike in Nasarawa State.
Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Rahman Nansel, said the suspects were arrested at two different locations, in Orozo and Karu, in Nasarawa State.
According to the PPRO at about 0345hrs, the DPO received a distress call about armed robbery at High Tension Community, New Karu, where hoodlums in their numbers were attacking residents of the area and dispossessing them of their belongings.He said the Police, swiftly mobilised its men and moved to the scene, but on sighting the operatives, hoodlums took to their heels, but were given a hot chase.He said the hot chase led to the arrest of one Abubakar Nasiru 21yrs, Yusuf Abdullahi 18yrs, Bashiru Sani 35yrs, and Ibrahim Adamu all males of New Karu.
“Consequently, Two Laptops, Eight mobile phones of different brands, one Power Bank, an MP3 Player, 3 ATM cards, one Dane gun, A flat screen television set, three flash drives, one cutlass and a caterpult were recovered from the suspects as exhibits” he said.In related development, police operatives attached to Karshi Division have arrested one Danjuma Mujumba ‘M’ of Orozo, Fct Abuja, a notorious motorcycle snatcher and recovered a stolen motorcycle.
The statement said the suspect attacked an unsuspecting commercial motorcyclist and snatched his Bajaj Motorcycle before nemesis caught up with him.“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for exhaustive investigation and prosecution” he said.
Source: National Accord