The police in Nasarawa State command have arrested a suspected armed robber, Muhammed Gidado.The spokesperson of the command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, said the suspect was arrested after the victim reported a robbery incident at the Keffi police division.
“On February 20, 2021, at about 04:20 am, a complaint was lodged at Keffi Divisional Police Headquarters by one Mohammed Mustapha that on the same date at about 03:00 am, armed men numbering about eight invaded his house located adjacent Princess Sarah Suites, Keffi and dispossessed him of a black Toyota Corolla car with registration number RSH 664 BF, phones and a cash sum of N7,800.
“Upon receipt of the complaint, police personnel led by the Keffi Divisional Police Officer launched a manhunt for the criminals.“One of the hoodlums, Muhammed Gidado, was traced and arrested close to the Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, where the stolen Toyota Corolla and four cutlasses were recovered from him as exhibits,” he said.Nansel said the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State, CP Bola Longe, has ordered the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia.
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