Police arrest suspected criminals, recover firearm/exhibits in Nasarawa

Nasarawa State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of suspected criminals and recovery of firearms and exhibits in the state.

The Police Public Relations officer, Nasarawa State Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement @NAS_PoliceNG narrated that at about 0800hrs on June 1, 2024 , A Division Lafia of the State Command received complaint that an electronic store, situated at Rimi Uku, Lafia, was burgled and items were carted away.

According to the PPRO, upon receipt of the complaint, an investigation was immediately launched to arrest the criminals and recover the stolen items.
Consequently, four suspects were arrested in connection to the crime. The PPRO identified

Suspect arrested firearms

the suspects to include: Sa’ad Kashina 24yrs, Bawa Saidu 30yrs, Sagir Mohammed 28yrs and Isiaka Mohammed 20yrs, all males of Doma and Lafia, respectively, where four Kapital solar batteries and two 32-inch LG television sets were recovered from them as exhibits.

The PPRO further narrated: “Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to selling Four Laptops, which are part of the stolen items in Makurdi, Benue State, at the rate of N30, 000.

“Similarly, a case of theft was reported at Masaka Division, where one Bissan Mark ‘M’ of Angwan Mission, Masaka, was arrested in connection to the commission of the crime.

“A search warrant was executed at his residence where one locally fabricated revolver Pistol and a knife were recovered as exhibits.”

The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered the Divisional Police officers to carry out extensive investigations into the cases and charge the suspects to court for prosecution without delay.