Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command of Nigeria Police Force has said its operatives has arrested an armed robber in the nation’s capital, Abuja, recovering exhibits in the process.
In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja over the weekend, by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh was quoted as saying: “The operatives of the FCT police command on 17th August, 2024, at about 12:00 p.m., in a swift response to a Toyota Corolla vehicle with REG NO: ABC 258 LD, reportedly snatched at gunpoint on 2nd May, 2024, along Kuje-airport road, and the same vehicle being sighted.
“With the aid of digital reconstruction intelligence, the operatives of the command tracked the vehicle to one Ifego Guest Inn at Jabi, in the possession of one MICHEAL UKE. The suspect had replaced the registration number on the vehicle with another, reading REG NO: AGD 146 JP. During the search, one (1) POS machine, one (1) knife, glass dissolving chemicals, one (1) military jungle hat, and the original REG NO. of the vehicle were discovered in his possession.
“While the investigation is still ongoing, the commissioner of police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, reiterates the Commands unwavering commitment to safeguarding the lives and properties of residents of the FCT.”
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