The Yobe
state police command has captured a notorious gang of robbers who have
allegedly been terrorizing motorists and commuters on the Nguru-Kano
federal high.
This was disclosed by Danladi Markus, the commissioner of police (CP) in Yobe, who presented the gang to the public in Damaturu, the state capital.
Markus said that robbers were arrested after the gang’s operation on the highway where a commercial driver was killed.
According to him, the gang targeted businessmen from local governments in the northern part of the state as they went back home after business trips to kano.
He said: “In this particular incident, the suspected robbers attacked a businessman who was returning to Nguru from a business trip in Kano, where he purchased some wares.
“The suspected robbers mounted a road block, opened fire on the vehicle, killing the driver while the businessman sustained injuries.”
Markus commended the public for their cooperation which he said had assisted the police in Nguru to act swift,thereby arresting the suspects.
He said the police recovered one locally made pistol, machetes, bows and arrows from the gang (NAN)
This was disclosed by Danladi Markus, the commissioner of police (CP) in Yobe, who presented the gang to the public in Damaturu, the state capital.
Markus said that robbers were arrested after the gang’s operation on the highway where a commercial driver was killed.
According to him, the gang targeted businessmen from local governments in the northern part of the state as they went back home after business trips to kano.
He said: “In this particular incident, the suspected robbers attacked a businessman who was returning to Nguru from a business trip in Kano, where he purchased some wares.
“The suspected robbers mounted a road block, opened fire on the vehicle, killing the driver while the businessman sustained injuries.”
Markus commended the public for their cooperation which he said had assisted the police in Nguru to act swift,thereby arresting the suspects.
He said the police recovered one locally made pistol, machetes, bows and arrows from the gang (NAN)
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