Police IRT Nab Notorious Armed Bandits

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE 

It was the end of the road for 6 notorious armed robbers responsible for several bank robberies, car snatching, petrol station robberies within Kwara, Kogi, Niger, FCT and Kaduna States as the police IRT led by Abba Kyari busted, arrested them and recovered arms.

The Police IRT operatives deployed to Kwara State by IGP Ibrahim Idris, responsible for the arrest of the deadly Offa bank armed robbers, responded to complaints from residents of Ilorin, Kwara State on incessant petrol station robberies and car snatching within the state.  After unrelenting follow up and deployment of technology and support from CP Kwara State and his personnel, the team arrested one James Obaje, 34, a native of Dekina LGA of Kogi State.

His confession led to the arrest of other gang members namely Nelson Yakubu, 36, a native of Dekina LGA of Kogi State, the gang leader and also key lieutenant of the notorious Zakari Yau kingpin of criminals and killers in Kogi State earlier arrested by the IRT, Yakubu Danladi, 27, a native of  Ankpa  LGA of Kogi State, Ibrahim Mutari, 25, a native of Dekina LGA of Kogi State, Suleiman Ilo, 35, a native of Omala LGA of Kogi State and Gboyega Olaoye, 35.

They were all arrested within Kwara, Kaduna and Kogi States.

The arrested suspects confessed to several armed robberies, bank robberies, petrol station robberies and car snatching within Kaduna, Kwara, FCT and Kogi State.
Also recovered were their operational weapons which included three AK47 rifles, One K2 rifle, one pump action rifle, 311 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and 286 rounds of 5.56mm live ammunition. Serial numbers of the rifles were given as KO349815, KO349265, 59476, 301035 and one with defaced serial number.
Their operational vehicle, one blue Mazda 626 with registration number KEY627DS, used for their operations had rifles hidden inside the engine compartment. Charms and several vehicle plate numbers were also recovered from the suspects.

The police IRT said that serious efforts were being made to arrest the remaining gang members and recover their remaining operational weapons.