Operatives of Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a syndicate that specialised in robbing unsuspected bank customers who withdraw huge amount of money.
The Suspects were arrested at the secretariat of Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN) along Mariam Babangida road in Asaba.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Bright Edafe says
the suspects include 42-year old Izuchukwu Aniebue and 32-year Kingsley Nduka.
According to statement the syndicate trail their victims to their cars, and break in at the slightest opportunity to cart away withdrawn money and other valuables.
” Sequel to series of complaints by residents in Asaba and other parts of the State about a criminal syndicate that monitors customers who withdraw huge sum of money from banks, trail them, break into their vehicles at the slightest opportunity and cart away their money and other valuables. The Command’s crack squad acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Izuchukwu Aniebue ‘m’ age 42yrs and Kingsley Nduka ‘m’ age 32yrs, in the premises of Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN) along Mariam Babangida road Asaba,”the statement adds
” The suspects trailed the unsuspecting victim from one of the new generation banks at Nnebisi road, Asaba, where he went to withdraw some money, they followed him to his house but before they could break into the vehicle, the police operatives rounded them up and arrested the suspects. During interrogation, the suspects stated that they belong to a syndicate that specializes in trailing customers after making withdrawals from banks around Asaba to their destinations and thereafter break into their vehicles, cart away their money and other valuables, and that they have been doing this for the past one year . Investigation is ongoing,” the statement added .
“In another development, on 4/5/2023, at about 1900hrs, the DPO Issele-uku Division, CSP Onyeke Ezekiel mobilized and led a team of policemen on an intelligence led investigation about a syndicate that has been terrorizing issele-uku and other areas in Aniocha-North LGA, and stormed their hideout where three suspects namely; Samuel Nimven ‘m’, Ponfa Dandi ‘m’ and John Tanko ‘m’ all of Plateau State but resident in Aniocha-North LGA, Delta state were arrested. Upon searching of the suspects, one (1) locally fabricated AK-47 rifle with three (3) live ammunition were recovered from them.
Investigation is ongoing.”it stated
