The Federal Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, Imo State Police Command, arrested a serving policeman,
Chibuike Omego, and two others for alleged involvement in armed robbery.
The Commissioner of Police, Dasuki
Galadanchi stated that the suspects were tracked down by the F-SARS operatives
for robbing the driver of a serving Chief Magistrate, Chika Ezerioha, in Imo
State - between October 31 and November 2 in Enugu and Bayelsa states,
respectively.
The CP, who spoke with Southern
City News on Sunday, said, “At Uwani in Enugu State, and Yenagoa in Bayelsa
State, from October 31 till November 2, F-SARS operatives, coordinated by its
Commander, Godfrey Victor, arrested one serving policeman, Omego Chibuike, 24.
“He was serving at the Ogui
Police Station in Enugu State before his arrest. The other suspects are Nwosu
Ebuka, 25, of Uwani Police Barrack in Enugu State, and Anayo Zeigbo from Enugu
State, but resident in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
“They were arrested in
connection with a case of armed robbery. It is important to note that on
October 6, 2016, at Egbeada by Nkoromi filling station near the flyover in Imo
State, one Robert Ekeh, a driver to Chief Magistrate Chika Ezerioha, was robbed
at gunpoint and his Toyota Avenza car, golden colour, with registration number:
IMSJ 148, was taken away.
“The suspects have confessed to
their involvement in the crime. Upon recovery and in order to evade arrest, the
car registration number was changed to MUS 986 FK. Effort is on to arrest one
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps operative, who is one of the main
suspects.”
Galadanchi stated that the
investigation, which spanned over two years before the suspects were arrested,
was an indication that the community policing strategies of the Inspector
General of Police being implemented by his command were effective.
“If we can arrest one of our own
in connection with a crime, that means that nobody is above the law. We are
committed to crime fighting and making sure that the Yuletide season is
crime-free in Imo State,” the CP added.
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