Police nab suspected bank robbers

Police detectives attached to the Durumi police division in The FCT have arrested two suspected bank armed robbers, Daniel Ekwe, 27, and Ogochukwu Idoh, 29, for trailing and robbing FCT residents who went to the bank to withdraw money.

An FCT police command source told our reporter that the above named suspects have been on the wanted list of the command.

City News gathered that the suspects are members of a notorious syndicate that lurk around banks and trail those who have withdrawn large sums of money to secluded places where they rob them.

“The syndicate also specializes in vandalizing cars to remove expensive and exotic phones and laptops. The suspects were arrested after they trailed their victim from a bank in Maitama to a house near NNPC by American International School and broke the side glass of the victims car and carted away the sum of N350,000 after the victim had alighted from the car and entered his house,” the source said.

The source added that the victim saw the hoodlums break into his car and raised alarm, which alerted police personnel on duty in the area.

Parading the suspects, the FCT police commissioner, Wilson Inalegwu said police investigation has so far shown that the suspects, who were lodging at a hotel in Zuba, arrived the FCT recently from Enugu state to carry out such operations.

“The suspects are helping police detectives in their investigation. They will be charged and arraigned in court on completion of investigation,” he said.

He also added that the FCT Police Command has resolved to strengthen security across FCT during the ember months and throughout Sallah celebration.