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How police arrested four-man robbery gang terrorizing Edo communities
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo State have arrested four members of a notorious robbery gang terrorizing Edo Central and its environs.
The suspects, Yahaya Musa, Isah Ismaila, Osas Amas, and Nathaniel Omozebagua, specialized in snatching cars and attacking Point of sales shops.
They had allegedly snatched several cars in Esan land, which they sold in the Northern part of Nigeria.
The suspects were arrested a few days after they attacked a Point of sales shop in Uromi and carted away the sum of N5.2m
The POS operator had pursued the robbers who came on motorcycles with his car and knocked them down. Two suspects escaped unhurt while one of them sustained severe injuries.
Police officers traveled to Enugu State to arrest one of the gang members while another was arrested in a hospital in Benin, where he was receiving treatment for the injury he sustained. The other suspects were arrested in Ekpoma.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Bello Kontongs, confirmed the arrest on Monday, May 3, stating that the suspects would be profiled and charged to court soon.
