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Robbers caught after disguising as Policemen in Nasarawa
Police in Nasarawa state has apprehended members of a renowned robbery gang.
According to the command’s spokesman, Rahman Nansel, operatives assigned to the Masaka Division acted on reliable intelligence and destroyed the syndicate that operates between AYA Junction in Abuja and Keffi in Nasarawa State.
As exhibits, a car, fake police warrant cards, two counterfeit Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) identification cards, one teargas canister, handcuffs, Walkie-Talkie, blank motorcycle receipts booklets, and charms were recovered from the suspects.
The statement read;
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects pose as police officers, hire commercial motorcycle riders whose motorcycles look new to a location where one of the syndicate members poses as an Assistant Superintendent of Police, dispossess the rider of his motorcycle, and zoom off.
“The suspects confessed to have snatched over 30 motorcycles from commercial motorcycle riders via the same technique, produced fake receipts and sell them off to unsuspecting members of the public.”
