Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested an armed robbery suspect identified as John Ochekwu Abraham with a stolen vehicle in the state.
The police also recovered an Ak47 rifle and magazine loaded with 18 rounds of ammunition.
The suspect, it was gathered, was arrested following a joint operation by the operatives of Safer Highway and Okpella Division during a stop and search on the road.
The spokesman of the Command, SP Moses Yamu, said the police intercepted a Toyota Camry car with registration number BDG 17 JK, with two occupants on the highway.
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He said upon searching the vehicle, one magazine loaded with 18 AK47 ammunition and one AK47 rifle were found concealed inside the vehicle’s engine compartment.
“Unfortunately, the driver, later identified as “Ahua” or “Soldier”, real name unknown, escaped from arrest while the search was going on, leaving one of his gang members, John Ochekwu Abraham, in the vehicle,” he said.
Yamu said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects snatched the said vehicle at gunpoint in Lagos on October 11, 2024, resulting in the death of the Uber driver, Usman Umaru.”
He said investigation was ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects and bring them to justice.
He commended the swift action of the operatives and appreciated the public’s continued support to the police in combating crime.
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