From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
The Nigeria Army at the weekend paraded four robbery suspects it arrested in Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command Army Records, Lokoja, Capt. Nick Ejeh, while parading the suspects said that they wore military uniform when they were arrested.
The suspects, according to him are Japhet Ataem, Saviour Daower, Joseph Usar and Isaac Danold, all from Guma Local Government Area of Benue.
He said that the suspects were carrying out a robbery operation when soldiers on patrol caught engaged them in a shoot -out. According to him, some of the suspects sustained gunshot injury during the encounter.
He said three of the suspects escaped arrest. Ejeh expressed concern over the increasing use of military uniforms by perpetrators of crimes.
Items recovered from them included one AK47 rifle, two pump action assault rifles and many rounds of live ammunitions.
In a related development, the state police command of the Nigerian Police also paraded two suspects believed to be behind recent kidnap and robbery activities along Okene -Lokoja road.
The state Public Relations Officer, DSP William Aya, who paraded the suspects, gave their names as Hammed Saleh aka Auta of Fulani Camp, Obajana and Dulla Danladi of Fulani Camp, Gada Biyu.
“Following recent attacks on motorists along the Okene-Lokoja road by some suspected criminal elements which led to the killing of a luxury bus driver, anti-robbery squad led by DSP Babagana Bukar, trailed and arrested some of the suspects.
He disclosed that the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.
The briefings by the army and police took place in the presence of Gov, Yahaya Bello at the Government House in Lokoja. In his remarks, Bello tasked residents to continue to partner with security agencies to make the state safe for all.
