Crime
POLICE have arrested eight persons in connection with the Offa banks robbery in Kwara State and 12 suspects directly responsible for the recent killings in Donga and Bali local government areas of Taraba State.
According to a Police release signed by Jimoh Moshood, the arrests were made possible by the immediate intervention and preliminary investigation carried out by the high-powered Police Investigation Team deployed by Ibrahim Idris, the inspector general of Police in collaboration with the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department in the two states.
In the Offa incident where nine Policemen and eight other persons were killed, the Police recovered from the eight principal suspects, seven AK47 rifles; four locally made revolver pistols and 30 rounds of AK47 ammunition; seven operational vehicles of the armed robbers and assailants in the two incidents.
The PPRO said that the names of the arrested suspects were not given but would be disclosed after arrest of other suspects. Besides, he said the suspects “have admitted to the various criminal roles they played in the banks robbery attacks and also assisting Police investigation into the incident.”
In Donga and Bali LGAs attacks, names of the arrested suspects were given as Ali Runo, Hassan Ruwo, Chindo Umoru, Yinusa Usman, Shittu Usman and Tervesee John. The rest are Terse Joseph, Victor Madu, Theophilos Ajee, Hasama George, Tervise Boniface and Tijie Evarso.
The Police spokesman said that Idris was so concerned with the banks robbery attack in Offa, Kwara State on Thursday, April 5, 2018 and the recent killings on April 4 and 7, 2018 in Donga and Bali local government areas of Taraba State that resulted in the loss of innocent lives, carting away of huge sums of money and destruction of properties worth millions of Naira in the two states, that he ordered “deployment of three Police Mobile Force Units, high powered police investigation team, Armoured Personnel Carrier, APC, with 10 crew members and anti-robbery equipments to Kwara State and three additional Police Mobile Force units to Taraba State to beef up security in the two states, prevent further attacks, arrest perpetrators and carryout discreet investigation into the Offa banks robbery in kwara state and recent killings in Donga and Bali LGAs of Taraba State.”
Moshood said: “While the Nigeria Police Force deeply commiserates with the governments and people of Kwara and Taraba states over the recent killings, the Force calls for calm and support for the police personnel deployed to sustain the normalcy that has been restored in the affected states.
“The Force implores the people to be vigilant and security conscious. They should promptly report suspicious acts or persons to the nearest Police detachment or station for prompt action to avert untoward incidents.”
– Apr. 9, 2018 @ 14:50 GMT |
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