The robbers
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a three-man gang of
motorcycle thieves at different locations in the Bida Local Government
Area of the state, Punch Metro reports.
The suspects, Aliyu Aliyu, 30, of Mokwale area, Bida; Dauda
Ibrahim, 34, of Eyaruwa area of Bida; and Umaru Garba, 32, of Area 1,
Bida, were apprehended by a team of policemen from the ‘B’ Division
following a tip-off.
It was learnt that Aliyu had been dispossessing residents of their
motorcycles, which he usually sold to one of his accomplices, Ibrahim,
for some years now before they found themselves in the police net.
Punch Metro reports that Aliyu, out of the seven motorcycles he
allegedly stole from unsuspected residents of Bida, sold five to
Ibrahim.
Checks also revealed that Garba was also dispossessing residents of their motorcycles and selling them to Ibrahim.
Aliyu, a father of four, told Punch Metro that it was the devil that led him into the criminal act.
He stated, “My wife knows that I am a motorcycle thief and that
I always dispossess innocent people of their motorcycles and other
valuables. I am a thief and I know my mother will regret having me as
her son; it’s unfortunate.
“My wife had been warning me to stop the act and be useful to
my family; I am ruined; I have dragged my good family name in the mud
and I pray they will forgive me.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar,
confirmed the arrest on Thursday, saying the suspects had confessed to
the crime.
Abubakar said the suspects also disclosed that another seven motorcycles were sold to one Aman of Kpakungu, who is now at large.
He added that the operatives recovered from them five motorcycles,
adding that the matter would be charged to court after investigation.