The Benue State Police Command on Wednesday, paraded suspected armed robbers, kidnappers and a cultist arrested in various parts of the state.....
The suspected cultist identified as Aboje Salifu alias
Capon was arrested by Police operatives in Apa LGA in possession of some
quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp with the Red
Vikiings insignia. Investigation is ongoing.
Briefing newsmen at the command headquarters,
spokesperson. ASP. Moses Joel Yamu said that SARS operatives of the
command based on intelligence, during the week arrested one Donald Agena
and Ezekiel Arger of Udei and Ukpan in Guma LGA of Benue State and
recovered an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle stolen from Niger State .
The suspects during interrogation, confessed to have
snatched the motorcycle from one Umar Yakubu -an Okada rider of Maaiki
village in Lapai LGA of Niger State after strangulating and burying him
in a shallow grave between Maaiki village and Yaba junction in Niger
State.
In another development, SARS operatives on October 23, arrested notorious kidnap/armed robbery suspect Monday Iorgongba alias Yahooze at Mbalin-Taraku in Gwer East LGA.
The suspect open up during interrogation that himself and
five other members of his Gang were responsible for the kidnap of Mrs.
Yuadoo Toragbidye of Radio Benue and series of robberies on Naka, Aliade
and Otukpo roads in the State. Further investigation led to the arrest
of one Mvendega Abu alias Wasco, Terver Tse alias Tor Tiv and Mrs.
Katherine Ukoho -wife of their kingpin Isaac Nenge alias Kasco all gang
members of Bukan Koto, marraraba Obi in Nasarawa State.
The following exhibits were recovered from them; two AK 47
rifles with breech nos 06787 and 1964 fb 6574 with three magazines, two
locally fabricated single barrel pistols, one locally fabricated
revolver pistol, four live ammunition, four live cartridges, an army
camouflage trouser, four jack-knives, forty-four handsets, ten SIM
cards, six memory cards, thirty four thousand five hundred and twenty
five Naira, a bag containing criminal charms and six shuttle bags. They
all confessed to commission of various kidnapping and armed robbery in
the State. Effort is ongoing to nab other fleeing members of the gang
and recover their firearms while investigation continues.
ARREST OF KIDNAPPERS: SARS patrol team arrested Peter
Adzer, Uloko Joseph, Kpenkpen Terkumbur and Terver Usongu all of Awajir
town-Konshisha LGA in Benue State for kidnapping one Pastor Patrick
Alexander of opposite Chinese Centre Abuja while on his way to Awajir
town on the 06/10/17 and released on same date after collecting ransom.
RECOVERY OF A STOLEN VEHICLE AND ARREST OF SUSPECTS:
SARS operatives on township patrol intercepted a RAV 4 jeep
driven by one Terver Ajoga of Adele village. The suspect could not
produce satisfactory documents of the vehicle at the time of arrest.
Further investigation led to the arrest of one Benjamin Akpagher of
Yaikyor village in Makurdi. The said vehicle which was removed from
where parked at no. 11 Bachit close- Jos North Plateau State belongs to
one Mrs. Lucy Kwadrem. Investigation is ongoing.
ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS AND RECOVERY OF A VEHICLE:
On 12/10/17
@ about 2100hrs based on a distress call received that a Rover vehicle
with reg no MKD 120 HD was snatched from its owner at North Bank
Makurdi, a team of operation Zenda men intercepted the vehicle at a
point after Ortese village In Guma LGA and arrested the following
persons; Iwu Godwin, Ike Chibuike, Udo Sunday,
Ferdinand Nwachukwu and Maduabuchi Mathias. Further investigation led
to the arrest of one Nember and two others. Investigation is ongoing.
All the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
The Commissioner of Police, CP. Bashir Makama psc+ assures members
of the public of the Command's resolve to rid the State of crime and
criminality while calling on them to report all suspicious acts and
persons to the Police through phone number 08066006475 and 07067374913
or any other security agents.More photos below...
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