ARMED ROBBERY: How Soldiers Robbed PoS Agent In Borno | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Mar 16, 2022
ARMED ROBBERY: How Soldiers Robbed PoS Agent In Borno | READ DETAILS
The police in Borno have arrested five suspects, including two soldiers for alleged armed robbery and culpable homicide.
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Commissioner of Police in the state, Abdu Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Maiduguri that the suspects robbed a Point of Sale agent, Yusuf Usman.
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Umar said that during the robbery which took place on February 6 at GSM Market, Bulumkutu, the gang shot and killed a man, while another sustained injuries.
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He said that operatives of the Command initially arrested three of the suspects - Mustapha Lawan, alias Bakura Dantawaye, Abubakar Mohammed, alias Bro Shagi, and Umar Ibrahim.
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He said the trio confessed to the crime and named two other members of the gang, who were soldiers, lgogo Michael and Jibrin Adamu.
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Umar said that the police trailed and arrested the two soldiers on Sunday, adding that they also confessed to the crime.
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"They (two soldiers) were court-martialed by the military authority before being transferred to the command for further investigation," he said.
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Umar also told NAN that the police had arrested some suspected armed robbers in the last five months for allegedly attacking POS operators in Maiduguri.
(NAN)
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