Police Detain five armed robbery suspects in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says that it arrested five armed robbery suspects in Abuja last Wednesday.
Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Mariam, said in a statement on Sunday that they had been arrested around Wuse from the morning following a distress call.
She said the suspects were detained by police operatives from Wuse Division, in the course of robbing their victims of their possessions.
Mariam said that they confessed to being responsible for criminal activities across the Wuse axis.
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“The suspects are **Sanusi Ibrahim 20years, Salim Umar 19years, Kabiru Umar 19years, Shamsudeen Rabiu 20years and*Ibrahim Shehu 19years all man. * Exhibits regained are: Eight (8) wristwatches made from gold and silver, five(5) I-pads, five(5)* laptops, twenty-five(25) ID and ATM cards, thirty-three (33) collections of silver and gold jewelry, thirty(30) UAE Dirham, three* *thousand(3,000) CFA, one hundred (100) South African Rand, twenty-five thousand* Naira(N25,000), three(3) cutlasses plus a single (1) sword. * All the suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
“While attractive to residents to immediately report all suspicious movements inside their area, the Control wants to reassure residents of its unflinching resolve to tackle crime and ensure security in the FCT during the Christmas/New year celebration,” the announcement read.
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