3 suspected armed robbers arrested in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of three armed robbery suspects in the Bosso area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday in Minna by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun. Abiodun said the victim was returning from work on Feb. 3 at about 4pm […]
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The Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of three armed robbery suspects in the Bosso area of the state.
This was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday in Minna by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun.
Abiodun said the victim was returning from work on Feb. 3 at about 4pm when he was attacked and robbed by three miscreants in the New York area of Bosso.
“The victim was robbed of his cash, handsets, a power bank, a wristwatch, and two Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards, among other items. ‘’Upon receipt of the information, police operatives attached to the Bosso Division moved to the scene and the three suspects were arrested,” Abiodun said.
The spokesperson identified the suspects as, Abubakar Mohammed (24), Yusuf Usman (22) and Ifeanyi Nwabusi (26)
All three suspects are residents of the New York area in Bosso.
Abiodun confirmed that all the victim’s stolen items were recovered, along with an additional 24 ATM cards from various banks and a POS machine.
He said investigation is ongoing, and the suspects will be charged to court soon.(NAN)
In a separate development, police operatives rescued three abducted victims following a fierce gun duel with kidnappers.
According to Abiodun, a report was received on Feb. 5 at about 10pm indicating that armed men had invaded Aworo Village (via Leaba Zugurma in the Mashegu Local Government Area) and abducted three individuals, taking them into the Park Forest.
“On Feb. 8, at about 2am, police operatives attached to the Ibbi Division mobilized alongside vigilantes and trailed the abductors to their hideout. The hoodlums were engaged in a gun duel, and the abducted victims were successfully rescued,” Abiodun said. (NAN)