Police Nab Two Suspects in Army Uniform, Seize Cash and Weapons in Nasarawa

Two armed robbers who were causing havoc in the Ekye Development Area of the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state have been apprehended by the State Police Command.

According to a statement from the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the operation was conducted on Thursday night in response to a resident complaint.

The PPRO named Saidu Isah and Abdullahi Basso as the suspects.

He added that people in uniforms would often rob people every Thursday night near Doma-Rukubi Road in the Ekye area with guns.

In response to the complaint, Ekye Division operatives executed a “successful ambush on the criminals at Kwanar Kare; a dangerous spot along Doma-Rukubi Road where armed robbers usually block the road and Rob unsuspecting road users,” according to the statement.

“The duo of Abdullahi Basso and Saidu Isah both males of Rugan Maigari, Rukubi village dressed in military uniforms were arrested at the scene while about to carry out their operation, and the sum of three hundred thousand naira cash (N300,000), a knife and other items were recovered from them as exhibits.

“The suspects confessed to having attacked one Mallam Barka at the same spot last week where they dispossessed him of the sum of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000)”. [CONTINUE READING HERE]