Police Arrest Nigerian Soldier, Others For Robbery

The police in Yobe State have arrested a soldier of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Abdulhafiz, and two others for alleged criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, theft and armed robbery.

The suspects were said to have invaded the Damaturu residence of one Hajiya Aisha Usman of Sabon-Pegi-ward at midnight.

Armed with deadly weapons including an AK 47 rifle, the suspects were said to have carted away the sum of N250,000, a Peugeot 307 saloon car and Nokia mobile phone belonging to the victim.

In a statement on Saturday, the command’s spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, said Abdulhafiz was attached to the Nigerian Army Sector 2 Headquarters, Operation HadinKai, Damaturu.

He said the two other suspects were Mustapha Abubakar, 19; and Samaila Salmanu, 25, all residents of Damaturu.

The statement reads, “On 22/01/2022 at about 2230hrs the suspects invaded the residence of one Hajiya Aisha Usman of Sabon-Pegi-ward with deadly weapons, including an AK 47 rifle.

“They succeeded in inflicting serious injuries on the victim and her son, Ahmed Umar, aged 17 years, after tying them up with DSTV cable wire.

“The police command in response to the distress call swung into action, deploying both technical and intelligent assets, arrested two of the suspects in Damaturu and the third suspect in Darazo, Bauchi State, while in possession of the robbed car. The suspects intended to dispose the car and share the money.”

Abdulkarim listed items recovered from the suspects to include one AK-47 rifle, 28 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, two jackknives and a cable.

Others, he said, were 307 Peugeot car with registration number NSR 672 DD, N76,000 and a Nokia mobile phone.