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Police arrest 17 suspects for armed robbery, cultism in Edo
Police arrest 17 suspects for armed robbery, cultism in Edo
The Police Command in Edo has arrested 17 suspects for alleged involvement in armed robbery and being members of secret cults.
Presenting the suspects to newsmen in Benin on Friday, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Public Relations Officer of the command said the suspects were arrested in different locations in the Benin metropolis.
Nwabuzor said that two of them were arrested for snatching one Toyota Camry from a man along Aduwawa axis in the city.
These robbery suspects, the police spokesman said, had confessed to the crime, with a claim that they belonged to a four man gang of armed robbers.
He said the suspects also identified one mechanic to be an accomplice, who helped them to dismantle stolen vehicles.
Nwabuzor, who noted that efforts were ongoing to arrest those at large, said some items and fire arms were recovered from the gang.
Similarly, the Police Public Relations Officer said 15 others were arrested in different locations in Benin for cultism.
“The Commissioner of Police, Abudu Yaro, actually promised to take the fight to criminals in the state and they should vacate the state.
“The enterprise in crime and criminality is no longer the same and today, as we gathered, we are showcasing suspects arrested by our crack teams and Anti-Cultism Unit.
“The team and the Anti-Cultism Unit while acting on distress calls and visibility patrol in Benin metropolis, arrested these suspects in different locations in the Benin metropolis,” he said.
According to the police spokesperson, the suspects confessed to be members of Eiye confraternity and Supreme Malphite secret cults.
He stated items and fire arms recovered from them included one pump action gun, one double barrel gun, one live cartridge, one face mask with N.A.A inscription of the cult group, one locally made pistol, charms and Ẹiyẹ cult flags, among others
Nosa Osayawe, a 24 year-old fashion designer, who was arrested for armed robbery, later explained to newsmen that one Solomon, now at large lured him into the operation.
Osayawe, however, said he regretted partaking in the crime, saying it was the first time of his involving in such.
Police arrest 17 suspects for armed robbery, cultism in Edo
Troops rescue four kidnapped commuters in Yobe, foil ISWAP terrorist ambush
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Operation Desert Sanity IV have rescued four kidnapped civilians from ISWAP terrorists following a swift counter-offensive along the Gashua–Azare highway in Yobe State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama on Saturday that the operation was carried out at about 6:10 p.m. on Friday, May 9, after intelligence reports indicated that insurgents had abducted travelers while riding on 15 motorcycles.
Quick Response Forces (QRF) from the battalion, swiftly mobilised to the area and engaged the terrorists in a heavy exchange of gunfire.
“The troops overpowered the terrorists, forcing them to retreat in disarray and abandon one motorcycle,” the source said.
The soldiers pursued the insurgents up to 6 kilometers from the ambush point, leading to the successful rescue of four abducted civilians. Items recovered from the scene included a pumping machine, a motorcycle tube, a plier, and three spanners.
Troops rescue four kidnapped commuters in Yobe, foil ISWAP terrorist ambush
FCT Police arrest two notorious armed robbers in Kurudu
By: Zagazola Makama
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects terrorising Kurudu and its environs.
The suspects, identified as Hassan Adamu and Auwal Mohammed, both aged 25, were arrested on May 8 at about 2:00 p.m. during a targeted raid by operatives of the Scorpion Squad.
Police sources said that the suspects were linked to multiple violent robbery incidents in the area.
“One of the suspects confessed to a specific robbery at Angwan Hausawa, Kurudu, where a male victim, identified as Mohammed, was stabbed and later died from the injuries sustained during the attack.
Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives stormed a criminal hideout in Kurudu where the suspects were apprehended. A sharp dagger, reportedly intended for use against police operatives, was recovered during the search.
The suspects also revealed the identities of other members of their gang who remain at large and are believed to be armed.
The police sources said a manhunt is ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects and recover additional weapons.
FCT Police arrest two notorious armed robbers in Kurudu
Gunmen kill four in Logo lga of Benue, as security forces intensify hunt for killers
By: Zagazola Makama
Four persons have been killed by suspected armed men in Tse-Nyamkyume, Tombo Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, the Police Command confirmed on Tuesday.
Zagazola Makama report that the victims, identified as Matthew Mvendaga, Mernangwajume, Ushahemba Mvendaga, and a woman whose full identity is yet to be confirmed, were shot dead around 11 p.m. on Monday by gunmen suspected to have come from Guma Local Government Area.
The sources said that a top Police Officer was currently leading a combined team of conventional policemen and personnel from the Police Mobile Force (PMF) to comb the area in pursuit of the assailants.
The police sources assured residents that efforts were being intensified to apprehend those behind the attack and bring them to justice.
Gunmen kill four in Logo lga of Benue, as security forces intensify hunt for killers
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