By Oluwakemi Kindness
The FCT Police Command has arrested 11 suspects in three separate cases involving armed robbery and one-chance operations, recovering weapons, 38 mobile phones and three laptops.
Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi disclosed this on Tuesday during a news briefing in Abuja.
In the first case, he said police arrested two suspected armed robbers, Jamilu Abdulsalam and Ibrahim Isa Sani, along the AYA–Nyanya Expressway on September 17.
Recovered from them were exhibits including three locally made pistols, three live cartridges, 17 mobile phones, knives, cutlasses and a point-of-sale machine.
Sanusi said the suspects allegedly operated across Abuja and parts of Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi states.
In the second case, the FCT police boss said operatives arrested one Chibuike Odeh over an alleged robbery reported at Jabi Police Division.
Sanusi said the suspect allegedly attacked a woman returning from work, threatened her with a knife and stole her handbag, iPhone and other valuables.
He allegedly used her phone and ATM card to withdraw money from her bank accounts.
Meanehile in the third case, he said police arrested eight suspects over a one-chance robbery involving the wife of a police officer, who was allegedly robbed after boarding a taxi at AYA Roundabout on August 7.
Sanusi said the suspects allegedly stole her phone and transferred money from her account before dropping her off.
He said Digital investigations helped police trace the transactions and recover 21 mobile phones and three laptops, including the victim’s device.
One of the suspects, Haruna Musa, allegedly specialised in altering the IMEI numbers of stolen phones before resale. Police said suspected receivers of stolen property have also been identified.
Sanusi said the suspects would be charged to court after investigations and urged residents to report suspicious activities to the police.
