Nasarawa State Police operatives have arrested suspected armed robbers said to be terrorizing Okpata village in Doma Local Government Area of the State.
The suspects were reported to have been wearing military uniforms to carry out their heinous crimes in the community.
This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the command's spokesperson.
According to Nansel, the suspects identified as Abdullahi Basso and Saidu Isah were arrested wearing military uniforms at Kwanar Kare, a dangerous spot along Doma-Rukubi road in possession of a knife, and the sum of N300,000.
The suspects also confessed to have robbed one of their victims of his N500,000 on the same location.
The command's spokesperson added that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada has commended the operatives of the command for the ambush that led to the successful arrest of the suspects.
The statement partly reads: “Inundated by complaints of weekly armed robberies on Thursday nights by persons clad in military uniforms along Doma-Rukubi Road of Ekye Development Area, Doma LGA; the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada psc, mni emplaced mechanisms to tackle the ugly occurrences.
“Consequently, on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at about 1800hrs, police operatives attached to Ekye Division laid a successful ambush on the criminals at Kwanar Kare; a dangerous spot along Doma-Rukubi Road where armed robbers usually block the road and Rob unsuspecting road users.
“The duo of Abdullahi Basso and Saidu Isah both males of Rugan Maigari, Rukubi village dressed in military uniforms were arrested at the scene while about to carry out their operation, and the sum of three hundred thousand naira cash (#300,000), a knife and other items were recovered from them as exhibits.
“The suspects confessed to having attacked one Mallam Barka at the same spot last week where they dispossessed him of the sum of five hundred thousand naira (#500,000)."
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