Police arrest 25 suspected armed robbers in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command Tuesday paraded 25 suspected armed robbers, including a team of car snatchers, a fake soldier and another who specializes in constructing pistols in the state.

 

The state’s Commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe, said the suspects were apprehended in different locations within the state.

 

Olakpe said the synergy and collaboration in sharing intelligence between the public and the police led to the successful arrest of the suspects. He said items recovered from them include 25 vehicles, one AK 47 rifle, nine mm calibre of live ammunition, two locally made pistols, one single barrel gun, live ammunition, locally made revolver bullets, 19 cartridges, one grenade, saw and blade, three mirror Laptops, and two HTC handsets   

 

Olapke said, “The spirit of collaboration and cooperation with other security agencies and all stakeholders has eased the task of ensuring the security of life and property”.

 

He called on the people of the state to be more vigilant and report any suspicious movement and objects to the police promptly to ensure that the peace being enjoyed is sustained.

 

He called on members of the public whose vehicles were snatched to come forward with genuine documents to claim their vehicles.