Police arrest filling station robbers in Kwara

Date: 2018-07-11

Police arrest filling station robbers in Kwara The Kwara State Police Command, in conjunction with the IGP's Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has arrested a gang of four armed robbers that specialised in attacking petrol filling stations in Kwara State and its environs.

Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, yesterday, the state Commissioner of Police, Aminu Pai Saleh, said leader of the gang, one James Obaje, 34, a native of Dekina in Dekina LGA of Kogi State confessed to being a trainee and lieutenant of one Zakari Ya'u, an alleged political thug in Kogi State.

The leader of the gang, in a interview with journalists, also said that three AK 47 rifles, one K2 rifle and one Pump Action rifle found on them were given to him by the campaign team of the late APC governorship candidate in Kogi state, Alhaji Abubakar Audu, during electioneering.

The CP listed other members of the gang to include Nelson Yakubu, 31; Ibrahim Mutari, 33 and Gboyega Olaoye, 35. He added that all the suspects are from Kogi State, but resident in Ilorin except Olaoye who is from Ekiti LGA of Kwara State.

"Sequel to reports received from some fueling stations within Ilorin metro and its suburbs of armed robbery attacks, the IGP's Intelligence Response Team (IRT) which was detailed to Offa in the wake of Offa armed robbery attack in conjunction with F-SARS Kwara command, acting on very actionable intelligence, arrested one Obaje," he said.

He added that Obaje's confession led to the arrest of other members of his gang that allegedly attacked several fuelling stations in Kaduna, FCT, Kogi and Kwara states.

Saleh added that efforts were still ongoing to arrest the remaining members of the gang, after which he said they would be charged to court.

Also paraded were seven suspected members of a secret cult, known as Aiye Confraternity, including the vice president of the Students Union Government (SUG), among others who were said to be students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Tunji Arosanyin     BECE     Alfa Belgore     Oni Adebayo     Lai Mohammed     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Okin Malt     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     International Vocational Centre     John Mayokun Dada     Mufutau Olatinwo     Turaki     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Galadiman Ngeri     Chief Of Staff     Yashikira     Dan-Kazeem     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Abioye Bello     Shettima Of Ilorin     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     AIT Ilorin     Ajeigbe     Funmilayo Zubair     Olam Food Ingredients     Agboola Babatunde     Yemi Sanni     Oke-Ogun     Kola Adesina     Sayomi     Alikinla     Bashir Adigun     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     UITH     Adebayo Salami     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Kola Ologbondiyan     Bola Olukoju     Abdulrazaq Akorede     A.O. Belgore     Saidu Isa     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Tafida Of Ilorin     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Ola Falade     SWAN     KWASIEC     Elese Of Igbaja     Umaru Saro     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Tafida Of Kaiama     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Moses Afolayan     Kwara State Fire Service     Bisi Oyeleke     Tinubu     NIRSAL     Charles Ibitoye     Orisa Bridge     Olokoba     Charcoal     Www.Kwarareports.com     Yahaya Dumoye     Sam Onile     Egbewole     Ridwan Agboola     Sola Saraki University     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Aliyu Muyideen     Universal Basic Education Commission    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Hausa     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Mike Omotosho     School Of Nursing     Folorunsho Alao     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Jaiz Bank     Oko-Erin     Ilorin West     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Justina Oha     Saliu Ajia     Kola Olota     Idowu Laro     Paul Odama     Ramadan     Islamiya Abdulraheem     NIPOGA     Ojo Fadumila     Osinbajo     David Oyedepo     Sabi     Igbomina     Bashiru Makama     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     CACOVID     Ashiru     Razak Atunwa     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Oja-Oba     Sanitation Exercise     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     KWAFFA     Funmi Salau     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Isiaka Abdulrazak     SSA Youth     Adebara     Lai Mohammed     Ilorin International Airport     Olayinka Olaogun     Awwal Jawondo     KFA     BECE     KwaraLearn     Kubra Kazum     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Ileloke     Hussein Olokooba     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Ajase-Ipo     Offa Metropolitan Club     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Anilelerin     Saka Adeyemo     Isiaq Khadeejah     Illyasu Abdullahi     Usman Alkali Baba     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Rotimi Atere     Halimah Perogi     Ojuekun Sarumi     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Senate President     Modibbo Kawu     Rasaq Jimoh     Gbajabiamila     Ibrahim Akaje     National Pilot