Police Nab 3 Robbers, Recover Single Barrel Gun In Kogi.
By Sadiq Abubakar, Kogi.
The Kogi state police command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a single barrel gun.
Spokesman of the Kogi state police command, DSP Williams Ovye Aya, in a statement yesterday, said the suspects were arrested by the operatives of Operation Puff Adder II attached to Iyara police division, Kabba.
He said the police received a distress call at at about 2200hrs, after three armed men invaded a POS shop at Ogidi, and attacked the operator, in which they inflicted injuries on him and forcefully collected unspecified amount of money.
“Consequently, upon the report, the Operatives of Operation Puff Adder II promptly swung into action through an intelligence led operation trailed the suspects to their hideout and were arrested,” he said.
He said exhibits recovered from the suspects, included one single barrel gun and phones, saying the suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of the investigation.
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Aya, reassured members of the public of the commands level of commitment in synergy with other security agencies in the state to ensure adequate protection of lives and properties.
He, therefore, called on the public to sharpens their power of observation and volunteer credible and timely information on the activities of criminal elements across the state.
