The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has paraded three suspected notorious armed robbers alongside car snatchers, alongside 13 stolen vehicles and double barrel pistol recovered.
CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, the FCT police commissioner, who disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command in Abuja, on Wednesday, said the three suspected robbers were arrested by operatives of the command acting on credible intelligence.
He gave the names of the suspects as Aji Thomas, an indigene of Gwoza from Borno State; Amobi Ndukwake, from Agwu LGA of Enugu State; and Amechi Sampson from Imo State.
He said the trio belonged to a notorious gang that specialized in armed robbery and car snatching.
He said the suspects operated within the FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Kano state, adding that they were led by one Chidiebere who is currently at large.
“And their mode of operation includes trailing unsuspecting victims to a convenient location where they then strike, dispossessing them of their vehicles and any other valuables,” he said.
He said the suspects disengaged any tracking gadgets installed in vehicles and took such vehicles to other states to sell to a buyer who was always on standby.
According to him, two among the arrested suspects, Aji Thomas and Amobi Ndukwake had served time in prison.
He said the suspects, who were still on the command’s watch list, rejoined their gang members who escaped arrest the last time.
CP Disu said the suspects were arrested while attempting to sell a stolen Toyota car with registration number KTW 2155D to one of the command’s undercover operatives.
He said the suspects also admitted to operating in Garki for the past one year and claiming responsibility for numerous car thefts within the metropolis.
The police commissioner said the suspects would be charged to court, adding that 13 different kinds of vehicles including knives and a pistol were recovered from the suspects.
He therefore called on those whose vehicles were stolen to come forward with means of identification to claim them.