Police Arrest 307 Robbery Suspects In 6 Weeks

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), have arrested 307 armed robbery suspects in the last six weeks.

The police also paraded 35 of the suspects apprehended for various offences, with one AK-49 rifle with magazine, Sledge Hammer, Car Jack, two Chisel, Small Hammer, and one Hiace Bus as exhibits.
Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi while parading some of the suspects in Abuja on Friday, said: “In the last six weeks, the Nigeria Police Force has arrested 307 armed robbery suspects, 296 kidnapping suspects, 301 homicide suspects, 176 rape/defilement suspects, and 204 suspected cultists, recovered 284 firearms, 6702 ammunition of various calibres, 107 vehicles and rescued 97 victims.

“Today, we will be presenting a total of 35 suspects apprehended for various offences, one AK-49 rifle with magazine, Sledge Hammer, Car Jack, two Chisel, Small Hammer, and one Hiace Bus. Similar operations to mop up illegal arms and ammunition in circulation in the country, led to the recovery of 4 AK- 47 rifles, five magazines and 107 rounds of live ammunition of various caliber during their operations.”

Some of the suspects paraded include: Suleiman Mohammed, Jerry Irimiya, Abubakar Salisu, Adam Mohammed, Zaidu Inusa, Abdulateef Abdulganiyu, Nankap Nimsak, Zaharadeen Abdulkarim
Nuhu Hassan.