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From Geoffrey Anyanwu, Enugu
A 28-year-old dismissed soldier, Sadik Ahmed, has been arrested with seven other suspects in Enugu for alleged armed robbery and fraud.
The eight suspects who were arrested by men of the Enugu State Police Command were said to be members of an interstate criminal syndicate that specialises in armed robbery and financial fraud.
Confirming their arrest on Saturday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe (DSP), gave the names of the other seven suspects as: Ismaila Isah (23), Abbas Usman (33), Mubarak Garba (24), Abubakar Haruna (23), Abubakar Sani (32), Obiri Chukwuebuka (22), and Bright Omeniru (22).
He said that the police also recovered incriminating exhibits including firearms, ammunition, cash and mobile phones from the suspects.
Ndukwe said: “The Enugu State Police Command has successfully dismantled an interstate criminal syndicate specialised in armed robbery and financial fraud. This was achieved through coordinated operations involving the Emene Division, Crack, and Octopus Tactical Squads, alongside the Neighbourhood Watch Group, which led to the arrest of eight (8) male suspects and the recovery of firearms, ammunition, cash, and other stolen items.”
Details of the items recovered according to him are: “Two locally-made pistols loaded with a live and expended cartridge and a cash sum of ₦300,450 were recovered.
Further recovered were ten laptops, land documents, ten mobile phones, assorted jewellery and watches, one MP3 player, one headphone, four power banks, two SIM cards, footwear, and bags.”
