Police nabbed armed robbery gang operating in military uniform, teenager, weapons
Fatimah Abdullahi
Nigeria Policemen attached to Kano Police Command have arrested member of a six-man armed robbery gang operating in military uniform.
Also, Edo state policemen have arrested a 16yrs-old boy during robbery operation.
According to a police SITREP, a distress call regarding activities of a six-man armed robbery gang operating in military uniform along Kano-Wudi Road was received by policemen on patrol that a robbery gang operating in military uniform just snatched a Golf car (reg. no. withheld) at Zogarawa village along the said road from a male victim of Warawa LGA.
Police patrol teams were immediately dispatched to the scene and all Police units informed to be on the lookout for the hoodlums.
Police patrol team attached to D/Kudu Division intercepted the snatched vehicle with one male occupant discovered to be one of the robbery syndicate.
The suspect, who is from Zaria town, Kaduna State was immediately arrested, one locally-made pistol with six live cartridges, set of army uniforms and one Mobile Police trouser were recovered from him.
Police said efforts ongoing to track down other gang members, State CIID Kano is investigating.
Also, Edo policemen received a distress call that hoodlums were operating in a residential house along Daniel Lane, Irrua and police patrol teams were immediately mobilised to the scene where a 16yrs-old male was arrested in the act, one cut-to-size gun was recovered from the boy at the scene.
Two other accomplice that took to their heels were given a hot chase and apprehended within the said neighbourhood.
They were 20yrs-old and 15yr-old male persons(names withheld). State CIID Benin is investigating.