CITY NEWS 2 men nabbed with guns at RUDA donates N.4m writing materials to motor park in Gwagwalada pupils at Rubochi
Two men, suspected to be armed robbers carrying guns were arrested on Sunday morning at a motor park in Gwagwalada, FCT.
A witness, simply identified as Daniel, said the arrest happened at about 11:00a.m. when the two suspects came to board a vehicle at Wazobia motor park on Abuja-Lokoja road.
He said the two suspects allegedly concealed the guns in their clothes, saying one of the motor park workers who was loading an unmarked bus suddenly saw the gun as one of the suspects was trying to board the bus.
He said the worker alerted the police and plain clothes detectives were sent to the garage and they arrested the suspects.
Our reporter learnt that a mob at the motor park manhandled and inflicted injuries on the suspects who claimed to be travelling to Benin, before the police arrived the scene and took them into custody.
When contacted, the Gwagwalada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP David Kolo, confirmed the arrest of the two suspects.
He said the suspects were transferred to the police command yesterday.
“Actually, the two suspects arrested at the motor park with guns were still at the division, until Wednesday, after preliminary investigation when we will now transfer them to the FCT police command for further action,” he said. The Rubochi Development Association (RUDA), in Kuje Area Council has distributed N400, 000 worth of writing materials to nursery and primary school pupils in the community.
The president of RUDA, Comrade Iyakwo Joseph, while presenting the instructional materials during the association’s town hall meeting, said the materials comprised of 3,500 exercise books, 400 biro’s and rulers, 1000 pencils and folders to 1,100 pupils, from three public schools and two private schools in the community.
He said the gesture was part of the association’s little way of supporting the pupils to encourage the less privileged ones at the grassroots to acquire education.
He therefore called on the authorities of Local Education Authority (LEA) in Kuje Area Council to as a matter of urgency and priority intervene towards improving infrastructure at primary schools at the community.