A Notorious armed Robber identified as Nwauba Alex, 25 years old, from Ezza Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State has been arrested by Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, during its patrol in Owerri.
The suspect was reportedly nabbed while robbing two residents at gunpoint near Aladinma Primary School, Owerri.
According to Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, on Thursday, one locally-made pistol, two rounds of live ammunition and torchlight were recovered from the suspect and his victims were rescued unharmed.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect kidnapper admitted to the robbery and revealed that he purchased the shotgun from an individual in Ezza, Ebonyi State,” Okoye said.
Meanwhile, police operatives in Imo State have arrested 5 suspects said to belong to a kidnapping syndicate terrorising the state.
In the process, a 26-year-old woman who they abducted from her residence in Obinze, Owerri West LGA, last week Sunday was rescue by the Police force
The arrested five suspects were Umaru Usman, 40, from Mauree in Sokoto; Tukur Yau, 25, from Dawakinkudur in Kano State; Musbau Sabo, 18, from Warsaw LGA in Kano State; Abdul Ibrahim, 30, from Sokoto State; and Jubrin Idris, 35, from Sokoto State.
Okoye said, “The suspects were found in possession of one pump-action gun, five cartridges, two daggers, a cutlass, and various criminal charms.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, urged the officers not to relent in ensuring that crimes were reduced to their barest minimum in the state.