The Bayelsa Police Command, on Wednesday said it averted a serious
crime by arresting a two-man armed robbery gang that ambushed customers
near commercial banks in Yenagoa.
Police spokesman for Bayelsa Command, DSP Asinim Butswat, told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the armed robbery gang was
arrested in a tricycle, which they used for their nefarious activities.
He said that the gang ambushed customers who made withdrawals and
trailed them to a convenient place where they would be attacked and
robbed of the cash.
Butswat said the adequate security measures put in place for the
Yuletide in Bayelsa by the Commissioner of Police Aminu Pai Saleh, was
yielding positive results.
“On 24 December, at about 1900 hours, two notorious armed robbers
were arrested at Swali by UBA Bank, while waiting to rob unsuspecting
members of the public of their money after withdrawals.
“The suspects are one Henry Kingsley 28, from Nembe Local Government
Area, Bayelsa and one Moses Roland 25, who hails from Ughelli South
Local Government Area, Delta State.
“They were arrested in possession of one locally made revolver pistol
with one 9mm live ammunition and another locally made pistol with one
AA live ammunition.
“The suspects are in custody and are undergoing interrogation,” Butswat said.
NAN reports that a female bank official with FCMB Yenagoa is being
quizzed for allegedly passing information on customers making huge
withdrawals to armed robbers who ambushed such customers.
The police spokesman had said that the investigation followed several
robbery incidents reported in the past two weeks from same bank.