Police operatives in Benue State have arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered 34 handsets, three HP laptops, and two MP3 players from them.
Spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, Udeme Edet, disclosed in a statement in Makurdi on Friday.
She said the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation.
Edet gave the names of the suspects as Mujahid Mohammed, 21 years; Yahaya Abdullahi, 21 years; and Kalipha Mohammad, 28 years, who were all residents of Mararaba and Nyanya, Abuja.
The police spokesperson stated that the suspects were arrested on August 31st at Orokam Junction along Obollo Afor Road.
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“On 31st August 2025 at about 1705 hrs, while operatives of the Orokam Police Division were on stop-and-search duty at Orokam Junction by Obollo Afor Road, they intercepted and arrested three suspects,” the statement read.
“The suspects confessed to belonging to a gang of armed robbers who were terrorising the Orokam community in Benue and other communities in Enugu State.
“They also confessed to having robbed six flats at the Umukasi Area and ten flats at the St Theresa Area of Nsukka in Enugu State.
“They further averred that their ringleader, one Abba Mohammed, age 27, who is at large, escaped with their weapons in the course of their arrest,” she added.
Edet stated that the Benue police command was working with those of Enugu and Gombe to apprehend the suspect at large.
She announced that the command was carrying out further investigation to identify the owners of the recovered items.
“The Benue Commissioner of Police (CP) Emenari Ifeanyi has commended the swift action of the patrol team and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to rid the state of criminal elements.
Source: Channels TV
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