The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has killed two armed robbers during a gun battle. It also arrested four of them in the Jahi area of the nation’s capital.
In the operations conducted by its Scorpion Squad, the command also arrested about five car snatchers and recovered 13 stolen vehicles.
While parading the suspects on Wednesday in Abuja, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, said the robbers opened fire on October 21 when they sighted police officers who had received a distress call about a robbery incident in Jahi.
The two suspects arrested were identified as Haruna Abdullahi, 32, from Ikara LGA, Kaduna State and Yerima Usman, 28, from Itoro LGA, Bauchi State.
“Upon sighting the police patrol vehicle, the suspects opened fire, and in the ensuing confrontation, two suspects were neutralised,” Disu said.
He added that after a follow-up operation on October 23, the suspects led police operatives to arrest two additional gang members who include Abba Ismail, aka Dan-Abba, and Ashiru Suleiman, who had escaped from the scene.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being part of a gang of armed robbers led by one Dan Auwalu, who is still at large. So far, they have carried out armed robberies in Mabushi, Jahi, and Gishiri. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining gang members,” he stated.
Disu also named the arrested car-snatching suspects to include 32-year-old Arji Thomas from Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State; Amobi Ndukwe, 40, from Awgu LGA, Enugu State; and Amaechi Sampson, 26, from Imo State.
He said the trio of Thomas, Ndukwe, and Sampson are members of a notorious car-snatching gang led by one Chidiebere, who is on the run.
According to him, the suspects were about to sell a stolen blue Toyota Corolla with registration number KTW 2155D when they were apprehended.
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