The Kaduna State Police Command has foiled armed robbery attempt, neutralised one armed robber, recovered one locally made pistol with cartridge in one of its routine operations in the State.
The Command also arrested two suspected car thieves, recovered two vehicles and intercepted 15 unsown Army camouflage material.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Command, ASP Hassan Mansir told newsmen on Tuesday that on Sunday, August 25, 2024, around 1:20 in the afternoon around the Birnin Gwari-Kaduna highway, police officers stopped a vehicle and found a black leather bag containing 15 pieces of unsewn military camouflage material.
He said “the suspect admitted that he was to deliver the materials to someone in Udawa Village, who would then deliver them to armed bandits in the Chukuba area under Shiroro LGA of Niger State, for their Operations.
“On the 27th of August 2024, While on routine divisional patrol at about 1200 hrs, the police patrol team of Makarfi encountered a group of armed robbers who had blocked the road using logs of wood and stones.
“On arrival at the scene, a shootout ensued between the police and the armed robbers. The superior firepower of the police patrol team forced the robbers to flee into the surrounding bushes.
“During the exchange, one of the robbers was neutralised and his locally made pistol and one cartridge were recovered. The police are combing the surrounding bushes in an ongoing operation to apprehend the remaining suspects.
“In the same vein, one AbdulAziz AbdulMumin reported to the police that his blue-black Toyota car had been stolen. Following the report, the vehicle was spotted in the Hayin Dan Mani area of Kaduna.
“At about 2000 hours on 26 August 2024, the police moved in and jointly arrested two suspects: One Abdul Mukhtar and his accomplice, Mamman Ahmad M, a resident of Zoo Road, Kano.
“Ahmad was found driving a Mercedes Compressor with registration number AKD 547 GY, which is also suspected to have been stolen.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to using a master key to steal cars. Further investigation is on going to determine the full extent of the suspects’ activities and to identify other potential accomplices”.
Daily Sun
