From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has paraded 18 suspects for armed robbery, illegal possession of firearms and murder, just as it recovered several arms and ammunition from them. Abubakar, while reiterating the determination of the police to rid the city of criminals, urged residents to cooperate with the police to keep Abuja crime free.
According to him, “On the 22nd of December 2022, at about 03:00hrs, operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to State Criminal Investigation Department arrested the following suspects: Ibrahim Umar; Nurudeen Yunusa; Muhammed Ahmed; Yunusa Ibrahim; Amodu Ahmed; Zakari Muhammed; Yusuf Ibrahim; Isah Labaran; Muhammed Mahammed. and Salihu Suleiman.
The suspects were arrested at You and You Hotel, Sambisa Masaka Area of Nasarawa State, and the following items were recovered in their possession: 5 AK47 Rifle, 4 G-3 Rifles, 122 Lives ammunitions of 7.62MM, one locally made pistol without ammunition, 3 ballistic vest, 6 AK47 empty magazines, 7 G-3 empty magazines, charms of various degree, one Police Sgt warrant card, one vigilante ID card, one Civil Defence I.D card, one Toyota Camry 2000 model, golden colour, Reg No. GGE 702 CH, one golf 3 wagon green colour, reg. no KWL 22 GQ x; two generators, and one filing machine. Investigation is still in progress as suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.”
In another development, the command also arrested Isah Wada Akubo ‘m’ 38 years, Sunday Jacob ‘m’, John Monday Audu ‘m’ and Peter Adaji ‘m’.