Police arrest robbery suspects, recover firearms, stolen vehicles, others

Operatives attached to the Zone 7 Police Command Headquarters which supervises the Federal Capital Territory, have arrested some suspects involved in car snatching, armed robbery and murder.

The operation, which followed an intelligence report, in conjunction with the Niger State Police Command recovered some stolen vehicles, firearms, and laptops, among others.

This was disclosed in a statement by the zone’s Police Public Relations Officer, M.B Abdulkadir, at the Command Headquarters in Abuja, according to a tweet from the Nigeria Police Force’s X handle on Wednesday.

Four suspects — Solomon Nuhu, 22; Faruk Umar, 17; Bolaji Yusuf, 34; and Lawal Yusuf, 38, were arrested for car snatching, robbery, possession of a prohibited firearm, murder and criminal conspiracy.

Abdulkadir stated, “Police detectives attached to the Special Investigation Squad of the Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja via actionable intelligence, successfully apprehended one Haruna Akubo a.k.a Young Alhaji, where five suspected stolen vehicles were recovered from L.Y Nadabo Motors opposite One Man Village Shopping Centre, Karu LGA of Nasarawa State.

“Two other suspects named Bolaji Yusuf ‘m’ 34 years and Abubakar Umar were also arrested at Heart Plaza, Maraba, where two vehicle master keys were found in Bolaji’s possession with three stolen phones and a bunch of car keys.

“Preliminary investigation led the detectives to recover 32 phones of different makes and a 9mm Beretta pistol live ammunition in the possession of Faruk Umar. In the course of the investigation, the Beretta Pistol was recovered from one Solomon Nuhu who claimed he bought it from Faruk Umar at the rate of N130,000.”

The statement added that the police detectives found some stolen vehicles in the Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State “where five other cars were recovered, including a Lexus IS 250 whose owner was said to have been killed in the process of snatching the vehicle. The killer — Ibrahim Umar a.k.a Godiya, still at large.”

A total of 10 vehicles with altered chassis numbers were recovered from the syndicate, including laptops, and mobile phones, among others.

The statement added that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Ogundele Ayodeji, has “ordered for a comprehensive investigation into the case, after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.

“He, however, calls on law-abiding citizens of the FCT to be vigilant as they go about their day-to-day activities, to report any suspicious activities to the police, and to know that the Nigeria Police Force is steadfast in carrying out its mandate of protecting lives and properties.”