The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 12 suspected armed robbers and seven persons for illegal possession of firearms and charms.
The state police spokesperson, ASP Ismaila Numan, who paraded the suspects at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Lafia, the state capital, said nine stolen vehicles were also recovered from them.
Numan explained further that one camouflage trouser, as well as 44-7.62mm and 4-9mm ammunitions were also recovered from them.
He revealed that detectives from the New Nyanya Divisional Police Headquarters , New Karu local government area, arrested Ezekiel Joseph and Bitrus Joseph in Kachia, Kaduna State, with a stolen Toyota Sienna belonging to a resident of New Nyanya, Obekpa Okewu Patrick.
Numan also disclosed that, following a tip-off from a police source, a team of cops from the Masaka Division (in the same local government) arrested armed robbery suspects, namely; Uche Odii Daniel; Lewis Agiopu and Usha Fosty, while the State Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) also arrested Salisu Moh’d, Joshua Atasba, Kelvin Onoja and Ezekiel Okwula with two stolen Toyota Corolla cars, two Honda Academy cars and one Nissan Sunny.
“Also, on August 19, 2014, at about 1200hrs, one Inspector Oliver Gapen and his team attached to Operation Nasara arrested and brought to the SCID, Lafia, and reported that on the same day at about 0830hrs, while on stop-and-search duty on Obi-Agwatashi Road, they intercepted one Yahaya Abdullahi and Ya’u Aliyu of Azara on a motorcycle and found in their possession one locally made pistol, one locally made shot-gun, one cutlass, as well as one knife and a torchlight were all recovered from them,” he added.
The PPRO gave the names of other suspects who were paraded for illegal possession of firearms as Danlami Ayaka, Monday Iwu, Mohammed Danjuma, David Bamaiyi, John Arigu and Yohanna Bala.
While appreciating the general public for its cooperation in ensuring that the state is rid of crimes and criminals, Numan admonished them not to relent in giving the police useful information.
