In another crime report, Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested two robbery suspects of same parents.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said on Tuesday, this week, at about 9 o’clock in the morning, police operatives attached to B’Division, Awka, arrested two Robbery suspects namely, Chigozie Simon aged 21 and Onyeka Simon both from Aguata Council Area but reside at Kenfrank Lodge, UNIZIK Tempsite, in Awka.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, the suspects who are brothers from same parents as well as undergraduates at Paul University and UNN allegedly entered a jewellery shop forcefully at Tempsite Awka, tied the sales girl and cover her mouth with cello tape.
The report said they also threatened to stab the sales girl on her neck if she screamed and thereafter carted away 33 wrist watches,14 necklaces valued over three hundreds thousand naira, and cash sum of thirty seven thousand Naira.
He reported that as the suspects were escaping, the sales girl loosened the tape and raised alarm which led to the arrest of the suspects after a hot chase.
During a search at their residence, exhibits recovered in their possessions include 33 wrist watches,14 necklaces, cash sum of #37,000 Naira and a wrap of dried leave suspected to be Cannabis Sativa.
The PPRO also informed that the suspects voluntarily confessed to the crime, while investigation is ongoing after which they would be brought to book.
The Command urged the public who were victims of similar robbery incidents to report at B’ Division, Awka, to enable the Police conduct discreet investigation into the matter.
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