BENIN CITY – Poised to control all forms of intra and inter-state Criminal Operations, the Police in Edo State have apprehended three persons believed to have successfully robbed a jewelry shop in Delta State and carted away, melted gold valued at over N3 million.
The suspects, Kingsely Odion, Festus Obiosa Eliah a.k.a Ayellow and their female collaborator, Blessing Ugbogie, 20, NIGERIAN OBSERVER gathered were in Benin City to sell their loot when intelligence team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state, nabbed them, recovering the stolen gold on the spot.
Parading the three suspects along with their loot at the state Police Command headquarters, Benin City recently, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, ASP Peter Ogboi told newsmen that soon after their onslaught on the shop in Delta State, the police in Delta sent a radio signal to Edo State Police Command, a development, ASP Ogboi said prompted men of the command to embark on stop-and-search of vehicles along major entrances and exits of Benin City.
Continuing, ASP Ogboi added that the suspects who could not transport their loot to Lagos as earlier planned, possibly due to police presence on the road, decided to sell them to one Alhaji along Ring Road, in the state capital.
The said Alhaji who ASP Ogboi revealed was apparently aware of the robbery incident in Delta State, on receiving the “gold sellers” promptly contacted the police who, he said, responded swiftly and apprehended them.
One of the suspects, Ayellow, it was gathered, hinted others that their victim, Alhaji Nunu had plenty of melted gold in his shop and that a strike would change their status forever.
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