The police command in Niger State said it arrested two armed robbery suspects at Tungan-Shanu area of Maje, with white unregistered lucky motorcycle.

This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna.

He stated that on October 22, at about 6.45p.m., police operatives attached to Maje Division intercepted and arrested two suspects.

According to him, the suspects are Aliyu Salihu, 25; and Jibrin Ndako, 22; both of Barkin-Saleh, Minna.

He said during investigation, the two suspects, armed with cutlasses confessed to have robbed a student at his lodge in Bida of his motorcycle, stole four cell phones and N40,000 on same date at about 2.30a.m.

The spokesperson added that the suspects, who confessed to the crime, said that they were fleeing to Kogi State before the arrest.

He said, “Meanwhile, the exhibits recovered from them include: a motorcycle, four handsets, two Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and sum of N7,000 remaining from the N40,000 robbed. The case has since been transferred to State Criminals Investigation Department (SCID), Minna for further investigation.’’

In another development, the spokesperson added that the operatives also arrested a suspected motorcycle snatcher.

He stated, “On October 24, at about 7a.m., police operatives attached to Chanchaga Division, intercepted and arrested one Sa’idu Aliyu, an adult of Kpakungu area of Minna, with a Bajaj motorcycle suspected to be stolen. Aliyu was arrested on Chanchaga-Paiko road with the motorcycle, and he could not give satisfactory account of himself.

“During investigation, it was discovered that the motorcycle was snatched from a victim around Maitumbi area of Minna and investigation on the matter is ongoing.’’

(NAN)