Police arrest suspected armed robber, recover firearms in Nasarawa

Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber in the Masaka area of the state. 

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Rahman Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, said two locally fabricated pistols, three cartridges, three cutlasses, and criminal charms were recovered from the suspect.  

“In continuation of the fight against crime in the State, on 15/07/2024 at about 2330hrs, police operatives attached to Masaka Division on intelligence-led patrol intercepted three persons riding on a long 3030 Junction, Masaka and strongly suspected them to be armed robbers,” the statement read. 

“In a bid to arrest them, the suspects dropped and took to their heels while one other zoomed off with the motorcycle they were riding on, but were given a hot chase.

“Consequently, one Aliyu Danladi ‘M’ of Mararaba was arrested while others escaped.

“A search was conducted on him where two locally fabricated pistols, three cartridges, three cutlasses, and criminal charms were recovered from him as exhibits. 

“The suspect has made useful statements and assisted in the investigation. 

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered the transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia for further investigation and tasked the officers not to relent in the fight against criminals in the State.”