Police operatives in Jigawa State have arrested two motorcycle robbery syndicate who also specialized in dispossessing the public of their belongings.
Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement.
Adam said that the arrest of the hoodlums was consequent on the intensified efforts of the command to mitigate the high incidents of motorcycle robbery and other criminal activities in the state.
The command’s spokesperson said that the suspects were arrested in two different operations in Ringim and Dutse local government areas of the state.
Adam explained that, “on July 9, 2023 at about 2000hrs a 24 year old Ashiru Musa of Kyaran village Dutse LGA reported that his motorcycle was snatched by some criminals who have disguised as passengers.
“The cyclists forced him to stop, threatened him with knives, and robbed him of his red Boxer motorcycle with reg no. AYE 918 UP Ogun State.”
The command’s spokesperson said that, on getting the report, the patrol team attached to Fanisau Division in the state acted promptly with the assistance of hunters and arrested the two suspects, 19 year old Tijjani Haruna and 25 year old Baballe Abdulrahman, both of Gyabiya Village Dutse LGA.
He added that the other three suspects, identified as Ahmadu Audu, Shuaibu Bayeri, and Samaila Musa, were apprehended in Ringim local government by the police and local vigilantes based on credible intelligence.
The PPRO said that the suspects confessed to having used knives and cable to rob a motorcycle during interrogation.
He informed that the suspects will be arraigned in court for prosecution upon completion of the investigation.
Motorcycle robbery was said to be on the rise in some parts of the state, leading to death and loss of valuable items to the victims.
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