Police bust six-man robbery syndicate in Edo

 

Police in Edo State have busted a six-man robbery syndicate that specializes in robbing people of their mobile phones and other valuables.

The spokesman of the command SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who paraded the suspects on Thursday, disclosed that GSM phones were recovered from the suspects.

The suspects, Okechukwu Joseph (32), Prince Efe (26), Faith Effiong (22), Oliver Gozie (26), David Richard-Ughotevbe (20), and Azeez Adio (22), were arrested by the anti kidnapping and cyber crime unit of the Command.

“The Command’s Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit got a complaint from one Mrs Omoyemi Oviosu, that on 6/5/2022 unknown robbers broke into her house at No 50, Okunseri street, off Dumez Road, Benin, and stole her Itel Android phone and other valuables.

“She said the next-day, the robbers withdrew N400,000 from her Access Bank account,” Nwabuzor said.

He added that upon receiving the information, the operatives of the unit swung into action, using technical intelligent, arrested Joseph from Oyo and other five who were arrested consequently at Aduwawa in Benin.

The PPRO who said the robbery suspects had made confessional statement, advised the general public to protect their SIM cards and report any missing SIM cards or phones to nearby police station for police abstract.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has vowed that the Command under his watch will not let miscreants make life unbearable for the good people of the state.

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Yaro who urged members of the public to keep up their patriotic responsibilities and go about their lawful business(es), further enjoins the citizens of the state to continue to avail the Command with credible and useful information(s).