Lafia (Core Reporters) Nasarawa State Police command on Tuesday arrested two armed robber suspect in New Nyanya, Karu local government area of the state.
A statement made available to Core Reporters on Wednesday and signed by DSP Ramhan Nansel, Nasarawa Sstate police command spokesman said, “at about 2030hrs, on Tuesday (3/8/2024) information was received that suspected armed robbers riding in a toyota Corolla 1994 model with Reg. No. Benue MKD 77 TF picked an unsuspecting passenger from New Nyanya en route Area 1, Abuja, but robbed the passenger of her handbag, iPhone and other valuables and threw their victim out of the moving vehicle.
“Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives attached to New Karu Area command in collaboration with public spirited individuals gave the criminals a hot chase and intercepted their vehicle.
“Consequently, the duo of John Iorfa 29yrs and James Agbo 37yrs all of Makurdi, Benue State were arrested and items earlier robbed from the victim were recovered.’
Meanwhile, the police said the suspects have made useful statements and effort is ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate.
