Gombe Police neutralizes suspected armed robber, arrest three others, recover 4 suspected rustled Cows, locally made pistol

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Arrested suspects

By Akanji Alowoludo, Gombe

Gombe State Police Command has neutralized one suspected armed robber while three others were arrested just as it recovered four cows suspected to have been rustled. 

According to a press by the Command PPRO, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, Police operatives received a distress call via the Command’s Control room on 24/06/2023 at about 0230hrs that a gang of notorious armed robbers who have been terrorizing the residents of Gombe metro politan, especially Arawa, Malam inna and Nayi Nawa quarters Gombe, invaded the residence of one Alhaji Gidado Muhammad Sani at Arawa Quarters, Shooting sporadically and robbing them of their valuable properties injuring his Security Man, One Mohd Abdullahi on his head, left hand and back in the process.

While acting on the distress call, the Commissioner of Police, CP Oqua Etim mobilized the tactical team of Operation 999 to the scene, which swiftly responded to apprehend the robbers. 

Some recovered rustled cows

But on sighting the operatives, the armed robbers engaged them in a gun duel where one of the deadly robbers, Alias Albaru of Kumbiya Kumbiya quarters in the metropolis was neutralized. 

Also, Adamu Usman alias Bali, 22 years old of Barunde Quarters, Mustapha Abdullahi alias Jammaye, 22 years of Malam Inna and Abdullahi Hussaini, alias Danbasi 21 years of Anguwan Uku were arrested while 6 others are on the run with Police bullet wounds. 

Part of the exhibits robbed from the victims were recovered as effort is emplaced to arrest the fleeing suspects.

Similarly, a case of theft of two Bulls  was reported at Gona Divisional Headquarters, that, on the 27/06/2023 at about 2230 hrs, one Yusuf Jibrin of Gidim village, that unknown persons entered into his compound and made away with his two bulls valued at the sum of N700,000. 

On receipt of the information, detectives of the division mobilised to the scene and the bulls were traced to an uncompleted building at Nassarawo quarters where four bulls suspected to be stolen were seen and the complainant identified two bulls as his. 

In the process, a locally made pistol with two live catridges were also recovered as exhibits, investigation is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.

The Command reiterated the resolve and commitment of its Officers and Men to the public in responding to cases of urgent attention while appreciating the support and cooperation from the people of the State urging them to do more in reporting crimes and criminals. 

For emergency or serious complaints, the Command advised people to reach it on 08150567771.