The suspects
Police in Jigawa state has bursted three armed robbery syndicates terrorising the state.
State commissioner of police CP Usman Sule Gomna disclosed this in a press conference held at command’s headquarters in Dutse.
He said that the command has arrested nine suspected criminals
operating in the syndicates while police is on the heals of two fleeing
suspects.
The state police commissioner explained that the suspects were arrested in three different armed robbery incidents.
“the first incident occurred in Taura local government on the
first of December, 2019 where three hoodlums blocked Aujara highway and
snatched a motorcycle and handsets and other valuables” he said.
“The second incident occurred on 29th December in where five
armed bandits invaded houses in Gagarawa local government and carted
away money over N500,000″.Gomna stated.
” Another one Happened on the 31th December in Jahun local
government where the suspect posed as passenger to motorcycle rider and
along the way the passenger hit the rider with big stone on the head and
took away the motorcycle and other valuables “ he said.
Gomna said the arrest was made through adoption of several strategies
including, surveillance and intelligence gathering, raids of criminal
hide-outs and visibility policing.
He said all the suspects were taken to courts for prosecution to serve as deterrent to others with similar intention.