The Kogi State Police Command, Friday said it has arrested one Eze Emmanuel Ndudirim, who along with two other accomplices, allegedly snatched a Toyota Corolla in neighbouring Anambra State.
The commands spokesman, William Aya, in a statement issued in Lokoja, said that the vehicle marked ABUJA ABX-377-PQ, was snatched at gunpoint from the owner, Okaka Prosper Jideofor.
Aya, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said that one Zuberu Haruna (19), who has allegedly been terrorising the people of Ejule in Dekina LG, was also arrested.
“Following information received from control room of Anambra State Police Command, that three armed men forcefully snatched one Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number ABUJA ABX-377-PQ, belonging to one Okaka Prosper Jideofor in Anambra State.
“The information was circulated across the state, based on which operativeness attached to ‘B’ Division Felele, Lokoja promptly swung into action through an intelligence patrol along the Lokoja-Abuja road, intercepted and arrested one Eze Emmanuel Ndudirim of Akwa Local Government Area of Anambra State, with the vehicle. During interrogation he could not give satisfactory evidence of himself and the vehicle.
“The vehicle has been recovered to the station. Investigation ongoing.
“Following reports of series of armed robbery around Ejule axis, the operativeness attached to Ajaokuta Division while in intelligence-led operations in synergy with the local vigilante, intercepted and arrested one Zuberu Haruna of Ejule village, with one Boxer motorcycle marked KOGI LAN 75 VWX.
“During interrogation, he could not give a satisfactory evidence of himself and the motorcycle he was riding. Other items recovered from him include one locally made pistol. He confessed belonging to a syndicate that specializes in snatching of motorcycles at gunpoint. Efforts is ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate.”
He added the suspects will be charged court on completion of investigation.