Edo Police Command, on Sunday arrested four suspects over armed-robbery and unlawful possession of firearm, one cut-to-size locally made pistol with breech NO CAL-45ACP, ten assorted android phones and a motorcycle with Reg.No GDE222-VC.
The arrested suspects are: Umar Sanusi, Saviour Sunday, Edeh Samuel and Ede Monday. They all reside at Back of Wonder City, South Ibie, Edo State.
According to the PPRO of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, “The arrest was made possible following a well laid ambush by the Divisional Police Officer,(DPO), Agbede and his men alongside the local vigilante which resulted in the arrest of the first suspect, one Umar Sanusi as he was riding a motorcycle with another suspect, one Boniface Junior currently on the run.
“Investigation reveals that the motorcycle, with Reg/NO GDE-222-VC was earlier robbed from the owner, one Abdullahi Nufu at gunpoint at Back of Wonder City, South Ibie, Edo State.
“A search warrant executed on the premises of the suspect led to the recovery of the cut-to-size locally made pistol and ten android phones and the arrest of the three other suspects aforementioned.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edo Police Command, CP Mohammed Dankwara, has ordered for the immediate transfer of the case to State Criminal Investigation Department for a speedy investigation and prosecution of the case.
‘He charged the relevant investigators and the surveillance unit of the Command to ensure that the fleeing suspect, Boniface Junior, is arrested and brought to book as soon as possible.”
