The Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response
Team trailed has arrested four suspects after complaints of stolen phones from
important personalities who attended a prominent wedding in Abeokuta, Ogun
State on the 8th July, 2017.
They were arrested in different states of the Federation
namely: Ogun, Edo, Abuja and Kano States. The exhibits listed above were
recovered from them.
The House built in Kano State from the huge foreign
currencies the gang leader stole during a wedding of a Very Important
Personality last year in Abuja has been identified. The suspects confessed to
the crime and admitted to the various criminal roles they played in the
commission of the offence.
The suspects confessed further that they specialize in
impersonating as Journalists in order to gain access into venues of VIPs
events/occasions to steal Handsets, Money and defraud high profile persons and
unsuspecting members of the public at the venues of events in major cities in
the country.
Investigation is being intensified to arrest other
suspects at large. All suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of
investigation.
SUSPECTS:
i. Musa
Auwalu (Gang Leader) ‘M’ 43yrs from Nasarawa LGA of Kano state.
ii.
Kolawole Akinbode ‘M’ 50yrs from Ogun Central LGA of Ogun state.
iii. Umar
Tahir Abba, ‘M’ 53yrs from LGA Mubi of Adamawa state.
iv.
Abdulahi Muhammed ‘M’ 55yrs from Gudunfulani, LGA of Bauchi state.
v.
Muhammad sale ‘M’ 60yrs from Ngogo, LGA of Kano state.
EXHIBITS:
i.
Thirteen (13) Expensive Phones
ii. Fake
Journalist ID Cards from a non existing media houses
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