The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of zone 7, Mr Benneth Igweh, made this known during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.

Igweh said the suspect and two others, now at large, were members of a gang that specialises in armed robbery and kidnapping in Benue and environs.

According to him, the suspect had confessed being a member of the gang responsible for the August 2024 kidnap of 21 doctors in Benue.

He said the suspect had also confessed to have carried out several robbery operations along Adiga Road in Benue where he had snatched different motorcycles from travellers.

Igweh said the suspect who admitted selling the motorcycles and sharing the proceeds with his gang members, said he used a lot of charms for protection during his criminal operations.

The AIG said the suspect also confessed to selling his rifle to one retired soldier in Akpodo for N25,000.

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He said efforts were being intensified by the zone to ensure that the fleeing members of the gang were apprehended and prosecuted.

Similarly, Igweh said detectives attached to the Zone 7 Special Investigation Unit, SIU, recently arrested three suspects over theft of electric transformers, cables and motorcycles.

He said the arrest followed an intelligence report that criminal elements around FCT, Kaduna and Nasarawa states had stolen electric transformers, cables and motorcycles.

The AIG said the intelligence revealed that the items were assembled around the Kubwa and Bwari axis of the FCT.

“Detectives attached to the Zone 7 SIU moved swiftly, which led to the arrest of the three suspects behind an abandoned filling station in Kagini area of Kubwa and the recovery of the transformers.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the transformers are usually brought in very late at night and upon interrogation, the suspects said the transformers were brought to them by owners for repairs.

“Further investigation reveals that only three out of the recovered transformers were genuinely brought to them for repairs,” he said.

Igweh called on members of the public whose transformers were stolen to come forward with their proof of ownership to claim them.

Source: NAN

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The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

She said that operatives from the command, attached to Pegi Police Division, arrested the suspect on Tuesday at about 6:00 p.m., following credible intelligence.

Adeh said the suspect was arrested while attempting to flee with the belongings of the paralysed husband who had been reportedly missing for about three days.

The police spokesperson said the suspect was arrested in a mini-truck by the police operatives.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to killing her husband after a fight ensued between them.

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“She subsequently led the police operatives to an uncompleted building where she had dumped the gruesomely burned body,” she said.

According to her, while investigation was still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police, CP, in charge of FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had affirmed that justice would be served in the matter.

Adeh said the CP had enjoined FCT residents to be wary of their environment and report suspicious activities to the police through the following GSM numbers: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938 and 07057337653.

Source: NAN

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The announcement of the arrest is contained in a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, issued on Wednesday in Abuja.

Adeh said the suspect was arrested by operatives from Iddo Police Divisional Headquarters at Gosa Kipikipi Village in Lugbe area on July 9 at about 9:00 p.m.

She said the suspect told the police operatives, during interrogation, that he picked the human parts from the bush while hunting in Kuje.

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Adeh said the suspect had confessed that his intention was to sell the body parts for N600,000.

The police spokesperson said the Commissioner of Police in charge of FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had ordered a thorough investigation into the case to ascertain the bearer of the body parts.

She said the investigation would identify the intended buyer, whether the suspect killed anyone to be in possession of the body parts and how long the suspect had been in the alleged business.

Adeh said the CP had urged residents to be wary of their environment and report suspicious activities through the police emergency numbers, 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938 and 07057337653.

Source: NAN

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Mr Benneth Igweh, the Commissioner of Police, in charge of FCT, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.

He said the suspects were arrested by police operatives from Utako Division on Sunday following credible intelligence.

Igweh said the suspects were responsible for the attack, robbery and killing of the retired officer on June 22 in his residence at Sunshine homes Estate in Kabusa area of Abuja.

The commissioner said the suspects who had confessed to the crime, said that they stabbed the general when he tried to resist them with his pistols.

Igweh said the knife used for the crime and the deceased stolen phone were recovered from the suspects.

He said efforts were being intensified to arrest other fleeing members of the gang and recover the pistols taken away from the deceased.

The commissioner said operatives of the command’s anti-kidnapping unit on May 26, trailed and arrested two wanted and notorious kidnap suspects in Dei-Dei Area of Abuja.

Igweh said the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence were escapees of Kuje Prison break in 2022.

He said the duo were members of the kidnap syndicate that stormed livestock estate in Dei-Dei sometimes in December, 2023, kidnapped 17 victims and collected huge ransom before their release.

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Igweh said the suspects had confessed to the crime and had collected the sum of N400, 000 and N300, 000 respectively as ransom.

He said the suspects had told police operatives during investigation that their syndicate was one of the four kidnapping groups terrorising FCT and its environs.

The commissioner said 91 rustled cattle, four sheep and one AK-47 rifle were recovered from the suspects.

He said operatives from the anti-kidnapping unit of the command, in a streak of coordinated clearance operations on some identified bandits camps, arrested an informant, logistics supplier and POS operator to kidnappers.

Igweh said the suspect was the chief informant and logistics supplier to the whole kidnapping groups under the general command of a suspect, currently on the run.

The commissioner said the suspect had confessed to be the facilitator of the movement of nurses, hard drugs and sex workers on request to the kidnapping groups.

“He is also the financial courier through whom money is distributed or shared on request to the kidnapper’s families and has distributed about N20, 000, 000 on behalf of the kidnappers.

“He has confirmed that the group led by the suspect at large, has over 15 members, all having AK-47 rifles and that, there are sub groups under him,” he said.

Igweh said the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.

Source: NAN

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The killing occurred Saturday morning.

The police have however begun investigation into the case.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the spokesperson of the Police command in the Federal Capital Territory, Josephine Adeh, said the commission of police, had ordered a probe into the case.

The statement by the police spokesperson reads in part: “In response to the tragic and unprecedented attack at Sunshine homes estate by armed robbers, resulting in the untimely demise of one Brigadier General Uwem Harold Udokwere (rtd.) on June 22, 2024, at approximately 03:00 a.m., the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, has promptly ordered a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding this regrettable event.”

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It reads further: “Expressing profound condolences to the bereaved family, CP Benneth Igweh psc, mni, assures the family and the public of swift justice, with every effort in conduit to ensure the perpetrators of the atrocious act are apprehended and brought to justice.

“Furthermore, the commissioner of police reaffirms the unflinching commitment of the command to amplify the security landscape of the nation’s capital, by continually adapting strategies to effectively combat evolving criminal activities.”

The spokesperson said updates on the matter would be issued in due course.

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The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

Adeh said the tragic and unprecedented incident happened in Byazhin area of Abuja on Wednesday at about 9:45 p.m.

She said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had ordered an investigation into the incident.

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Adeh said the CP had directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department to commence an immediate and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

She said the CP expressed his profound and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and the public at large.

Adeh said the CP condemned the unprofessional and disheartening conduct of the police officer while he assured the family and the public of swift justice.

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The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

She said the two suspects were arrested on April 23 in connection with series of car theft in the FCT and its environs.

Adeh said the suspects had been on the wanted list of the command for the past few months.

According to her, the suspects were trailed and arrested with the aid of digital reconstruction intelligence in a hotel in Nasarawa State while lavishing the proceeds of their crimes.

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She said five vehicles and myriads of items reasonably suspected to be charms were recovered from the suspects.

Adeh said the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had enjoined residents to take all necessary steps to protect their valuables.

The CP pledged the commitment to ensure the safety and security of lives and property in the FCT.

Igweh urged residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines to report suspicious activities on 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938 and 07057337653.

Source: NAN

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The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Adeh said the alleged kingpin was the leader of an armed robbery gang responsible for series of robberies and other heinous crimes in the FCT.

She said the kingpin was arrested following the apprehension of an alleged cult member and member of the armed robbery gang on February 14.

She said the three other suspects, who were also members of the gang, were arrested following investigations by police operatives.

According to her, all the suspects had confessed to being involved in series of armed robberies and other heinous crimes in FCT.

She said they had also admitted to be members of a cult called Vikings.

Adeh said four locally fabricated AK47 rifles, three locally made rifles, using cartridges, an English pistol and one locally made pistol were recovered from the suspects.

The police spokesperson said a dane gun, three AK47 ammunition and an empty cartridge were also recovered from the suspects.

She said efforts were being intensified to recover other exhibits in possession of the suspects.

Adeh said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had reiterated the commitment of the command to make FCT uncomfortable for criminals.

She said the CP had enjoined residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines to report suspicious activities through 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938 and 07057337653.

Source: NAN

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SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

She said the convict, apprehended by the operatives of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB, Task Force, was tried and convicted  by a Mobile Court sitting in Wuse Market.

“The convict, alongside others were being conveyed to the prison, when he reportedly jumped from the vehicle and took to his heels in an attempt to escape.

“Two armed corrections personnel, who were in the vehicle, went after him and in the process, shot him.

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“The convict was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors on ground confirmed him dead,” she said.

According to her, the development led some irate mobs who witnessed the situation to set ablaze, eight vehicles and 10 shops in the environ.

She said the situation generated uproar from residents but was brought under control by combined effort of the Federal Fire Service and other security agencies.

Adeh said normalcy had been restored in the area while investigation into the incident had commenced.

She said the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had enjoined residents to peacefully go about their lawful businesses without fear.

The CP urged residents to report suspicious activities to the police through 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883.

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The officer ensured the arrest of the three suspected robbers and the rescue of the two female victims.

A statement by the NAF Spokesman, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Saturday in Abuja, said that the incident occurred on February 14 along Accra Road, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, at about 7.28 pm.

“As the senior officer was commuting home in his staff car after work, he suddenly came across a distressing scene.

“Air Commodore Ijudigal saw an Abuja-painted taxi, a Mazda 323, with registration BWR 232 XB, reversing on high speed, with terrified passengers inside screaming for help.

“In pursuit of the taxi was a black Toyota Land Cruiser.

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“Instinctively, Ijudigal immediately joined in the pursuit by using his official vehicle to block the escape route of the criminals.

“The driver of the ‘one-chance’ vehicle, in a state of panic, then collided with Air Commodore Idjudigal’s official vehicle, resulting in significant damage to both cars.

“The impact caused the ‘one-chance’ vehicle to skid into a nearby garden.

“Following the collision, Air Commodore Ijudigal promptly exited his vehicle and chased after one of the occupants of the ‘one-chance’ taxi, who had fled into a nearby bush.

“With the assistance of onlookers gathered at the accident scene, the driver of the ‘one-chance’ vehicle, along with two other suspects, a male and a female, were apprehended while two female victims were rescued,” he said.

Gabkwet said the senior officer subsequently contacted the police and personally ensured that the three criminals were handed over to the FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Benneth Igweh, at his office.

According to Gabkwet, the commissioner of police commended the officer for his courage.

He said the intervention did not only foil a robbery and kidnapping attempt, but also helped to apprehend the suspected criminals.

Similarly, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, hailed Ijudigal for his bravery and selfless service.

Air Commodore Ijudigal is the Deputy Director of Logistics at the Defence Headquarters.

Source: NAN

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