Armed Robbers Arrested For Invasion, Theft Of 25 Phones, Others From Student Hostels
The police in Niger State say they have arrested two armed robbery suspects, including one of the robbers who invaded two hostels in Gidan-Kwano, and robbed some students of over 25 handsets, a laptop, and power banks.
A statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, on Friday, gave the names of the suspects as Adamu Saidu, 30 and Idris Bala, 30, adding they were from the Masaka area of Nasarawa State.
Abiodun said that the suspects were re-arrested on February 29, 2024, at about 1040hrs, by its operatives attached to the Kpakungu Division and subsequently transferred them to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Minna.
According to the statement, Adamu Saidu was initially arrested on February 6 at about 0230hrs, at a robbery scene in the Gidan-Kwano area of Minna.
The statement said, “It was reported at Kpagungu Division that the said Saidu with one Abdulrahman Musa, and one other presently at large, armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, invaded two lodges in Gidan-Kwano, and robbed some students of over twenty-five handsets, a laptop and power banks.
“Consequently, one of the victims raised an alarm which attracted mob action, and the suspects were pursued. Fortunately, one of the suspects; Saidu was apprehended and injured by the mob.
“He was taken to the IBB specialist hospital for treatment, while one laptop, fourteen handsets, two power banks, and a cutlass were recovered from him.”
The police spokesman stated that while the suspect was receiving treatment in the hospital, Idris Bala surprisingly surfaced and claimed to be the suspect’s relative from Bauchi. He said he was there to care for the suspect in the hospital.
He said, “In the process of this care, at midnight, Idris destroyed the police handcuff used to secure the suspect to the sick bed and attempted to escape with the suspect.
“The two were re-arrested and Idris Bala claimed that he was told that Saidu was involved in a motor accident and that he was sent by Saidu’s mother from Bauchi, but later discovered that it was robbery and he tried to escape with him.”
The PPRO said that the suspects were under investigation at SCID Minna and would soon be arraigned in court.
