The police command in the Federal Capital Territory said it arrested three ‘one chance’ robbers and the receiver of their stolen goods.
It gave the names of the suspected robbers as Uchenna Eleke, 27, Alex Akiti, 28, and Suleiman Nasir, 50.
The suspects were arrested by detectives of the command’s Anti-Violent Crimes Section on Thursday15th July, 2021 along the Wuse axis of the capital during a routine patrol.
Their receiver, one Micah Ohah, 38, who was identified by the arrested suspects as a receiver of the stolen goods was also arrested.
Exhibits recovered from them include one green Volkswagen Golf 3 with registration number GWA SJ, and two mobile phones.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, said in a statement efforts are in top gear to arrest the fleeing member of the syndicate, while the arrested suspects would be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation.
She implored residents to report all suspicious movements, emergency or distress, through the GSM numbers: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883, and report the conduct of police officers through the Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) line 09022222352.