The Police High Command on Wednesday said that the operatives of
the Force have arrested a criminal syndicate responsible for the
recent vandalization of rail tracks in the North-West and
North-Central parts of the country with a recovery of three Trucks
load of vandalized tracks.
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Addressing newsmen in Abuja on the development, the Force Public
Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police CP
disclosed that the arrested vandals were among a total of 36
notorious criminal suspects arrested by the Police recently for
offences of banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of
illegal firearms, cultism, murder, economic sabotage, cybercrime,
and car snatching amongst others.
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He explained that the arrest of the suspects followed deliberate
efforts by the Force to contain and clampdown on perpetrators of
recent incidents of rail tracks vandalism, carting away of critical
locomotive equipment and other related economic crimes in some
parts of the country.
According to him, the arrests were achieved as a result of
sustained nationwide tactical, anti-crime operations by the Police
Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad
(STS) in the ongoing efforts aimed at stemming criminal activities
particularly violent crimes in the country.
He listed the Exhibits recovered all the operations to include:
8 AK49 rifles, 3 AK47 rifles, 1 locally made rifle, 346 rounds of
AK47 live ammunition, 24 live cartridges, 20 AK47 magazine, cash
sum of N1,400,000, 2 Toyota Corolla (Abuja – RBC 653 AE and ABC 906
AG), 1 Toyota Camry, one 307 Peugeot (Abuja – BWR 920 HK), one 406
Peugeot and one Honda civic.
He disclosed that the suspects involved in the rail track
vandalism, Idris Lawal ‘m’ 42years, Abdullahi Musa ‘m’ 29years and
Usman Umar ‘m’ 22years were arrested following a coordinated
intelligence-driven special operation on 27th May this year which
uncovered a warehouse in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue
State.
According to him, “a cordon and search operation conducted by
the Police operatives on the building revealed different vandalized
rail equipment, stolen rail installation racks, weld-shear, rail
puller, other rail accessories and consumables.
“Further investigations by the Police team led to the
interception of 3 heavy-load trucks along Ikom-Ibom junction in
Cross Rivers State, the Therucks were fully loaded with vandalized
rail items transported from the warehouse.”
Mba further explained that in the same development, a 6-man
notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate linked to several
violent crimes in Ondo and Ekiti axis of the South-Western part of
the country had been arrested.
He explained that the arrest followed the trailing and arrest of
one 60-year-old Umar Mohammed who had been on the wanted list of
the Police for transporting firearms and ammunition on behalf of
notorious criminals who have carried out major operations in the
South-West States.
According to him, further investigations by the Police team led
to the arrest of 5 of his gang members – Umar Abubakar, 22yrs,
Muhammed Bello, 52yrs, Sale Lawali, 25yrs, Usman Muhammed, 20yrs
and Musa Ibrahim, 53yrs, all male – that utilize the weapons he
provided to carry out series of kidnapping and armed robbery
operations in the country.”
The FPRO also paraded one Chris Akpan a 57 years old man and a
resident of Akwa-Ibom who allegedly murdered one Miss Josephine
Cynthia, 45 years he promised marriage and she was involved in a
relationship with him before he murdered her before date of the
marriage.
He said that between 19th and 20th December 2020 the suspect
took the victim to Benue State and contacted a native doctor one
Rafiu Afolabi who he agreed to pay the sum of N5m to kill her with
his own gun.
According to him, in the course of their relationship she handed
him over some huge sums of money and when he didn’t fulfil the
marriage promise, he later lured her to the native doctor who later
fired the gunshot that murdered the victim.
While parading the native doctor, he said that he fired the
gunshot that killed the middle aged woman with his gun as he was
promised N5m out of which he only received part payment of N50, 000
from the suspect after the shooting.
He also told newsmen that the operatives of the Intelligence
Respond Team IRT of the IGP also arrested one Prince Ruben from
Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State for the alleged murder
of one Mrs Joy Saturday after he had sold a plot of land to the
victim at N250,000 and killed her.
He further said that the suspect lured the victim to the bush
for an inspection of the property and unknown her he had conspired
with two men Wabba Promise and one Chinedu now at large to kill
her.
He added that the crime suspects took the victim’s N20,000 and
they gang raped her and pour acid on her corpse.
The Police image maker called on well meaning citizens of Rivers
State to volunteer credible information that would help in tracking
and arrest of the two remaining suspects for the murder.
The Police authorities also arrested and paraded one Micheal
Dalabo a middle age man who hails from Nekede in Imo State and
holds Ordinary National Diploma OND in Computer Science for luring
women with a pseudo name ‘Flourishing Joseph’ at Instagram and
taking huge advantage of them
He further said that the suspect introduced himself to them with
the name through the media platform and oftentimes promised the
victims mostly young girls and women $10,000 from their supposed
clients mostly rich men.
According to him, “One of the victim paid him N3000.000 and he
had over 1000 victims. He has made over N1.5m from them.”
The Police Spokesman consequent upon this act advised the
members of the public especially young men and women to desist from
wrong usage of the social media for online transactions.
While assuring that all the suspects would be soon arraigned in
the court of law upon the conclusion of their investigations
declared that the force would be more hard in dealing with crimes
and criminal activities in the country.
The Police High Command on Wednesday said that the operatives of
the Force have arrested a criminal syndicate responsible for the
recent vandalization of rail tracks in the North-West and
North-Central parts of the country with a recovery of three Trucks
load of vandalized tracks.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja on the development, the Force Public
Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police CP
disclosed that the arrested vandals were among a total of 36
notorious criminal suspects arrested by the Police recently for
offences of banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of
illegal firearms, cultism, murder, economic sabotage, cybercrime,
and car snatching amongst others.
He explained that the arrest of the suspects followed deliberate
efforts by the Force to contain and clampdown on perpetrators of
recent incidents of rail tracks vandalism, carting away of critical
locomotive equipment and other related economic crimes in some
parts of the country.
According to him, the arrests were achieved as a result of
sustained nationwide tactical, anti-crime operations by the Police
Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad
(STS) in the ongoing efforts aimed at stemming criminal activities
particularly violent crimes in the country.
He listed the Exhibits recovered all the operations to include:
8 AK49 rifles, 3 AK47 rifles, 1 locally made rifle, 346 rounds of
AK47 live ammunition, 24 live cartridges, 20 AK47 magazine, cash
sum of N1,400,000, 2 Toyota Corolla (Abuja – RBC 653 AE and ABC 906
AG), 1 Toyota Camry, one 307 Peugeot (Abuja – BWR 920 HK), one 406
Peugeot and one Honda civic.
He disclosed that the suspects involved in the rail track
vandalism, Idris Lawal ‘m’ 42years, Abdullahi Musa ‘m’ 29years and
Usman Umar ‘m’ 22years were arrested following a coordinated
intelligence-driven special operation on 27th May this year which
uncovered a warehouse in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue
State.
According to him, “a cordon and search operation conducted by
the Police operatives on the building revealed different vandalized
rail equipment, stolen rail installation racks, weld-shear, rail
puller, other rail accessories and consumables.
“Further investigations by the Police team led to the
interception of 3 heavy-load trucks along Ikom-Ibom junction in
Cross Rivers State, the Therucks were fully loaded with vandalized
rail items transported from the warehouse.”
Mba further explained that in the same development, a 6-man
notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate linked to several
violent crimes in Ondo and Ekiti axis of the South-Western part of
the country had been arrested.
He explained that the arrest followed the trailing and arrest of
one 60-year-old Umar Mohammed who had been on the wanted list of
the Police for transporting firearms and ammunition on behalf of
notorious criminals who have carried out major operations in the
South-West States.
According to him, further investigations by the Police team led
to the arrest of 5 of his gang members – Umar Abubakar, 22yrs,
Muhammed Bello, 52yrs, Sale Lawali, 25yrs, Usman Muhammed, 20yrs
and Musa Ibrahim, 53yrs, all male – that utilize the weapons he
provided to carry out series of kidnapping and armed robbery
operations in the country.”
The FPRO also paraded one Chris Akpan a 57 years old man and a
resident of Akwa-Ibom who allegedly murdered one Miss Josephine
Cynthia, 45 years he promised marriage and she was involved in a
relationship with him before he murdered her before date of the
marriage.
He said that between 19th and 20th December 2020 the suspect
took the victim to Benue State and contacted a native doctor one
Rafiu Afolabi who he agreed to pay the sum of N5m to kill her with
his own gun.
According to him, in the course of their relationship she handed
him over some huge sums of money and when he didn’t fulfil the
marriage promise, he later lured her to the native doctor who later
fired the gunshot that murdered the victim.
While parading the native doctor, he said that he fired the
gunshot that killed the middle aged woman with his gun as he was
promised N5m out of which he only received part payment of N50, 000
from the suspect after the shooting.
He also told newsmen that the operatives of the Intelligence
Respond Team IRT of the IGP also arrested one Prince Ruben from
Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State for the alleged murder
of one Mrs Joy Saturday after he had sold a plot of land to the
victim at N250,000 and killed her.
He further said that the suspect lured the victim to the bush
for an inspection of the property and unknown her he had conspired
with two men Wabba Promise and one Chinedu now at large to kill
her.
He added that the crime suspects took the victim’s N20,000 and
they gang raped her and pour acid on her corpse.
The Police image maker called on well meaning citizens of Rivers
State to volunteer credible information that would help in tracking
and arrest of the two remaining suspects for the murder.
The Police authorities also arrested and paraded one Micheal
Dalabo a middle age man who hails from Nekede in Imo State and
holds Ordinary National Diploma OND in Computer Science for luring
women with a pseudo name ‘Flourishing Joseph’ at Instagram and
taking huge advantage of them
He further said that the suspect introduced himself to them with
the name through the media platform and oftentimes promised the
victims mostly young girls and women $10,000 from their supposed
clients mostly rich men.
According to him, “One of the victim paid him N3000.000 and he
had over 1000 victims. He has made over N1.5m from them.”
The Police Spokesman consequent upon this act advised the
members of the public especially young men and women to desist from
wrong usage of the social media for online transactions.
While assuring that all the suspects would be soon arraigned in
the court of law upon the conclusion of their investigations
declared that the force would be more hard in dealing with crimes
and criminal activities in the country.