Police Arrest Five For Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery & Illegal Firearms In Gombe

The Gombe State Police operatives on Monday, 17th April 2023 while responding to a distress call arrested two suspects Joshua Dogo, 27 years old and Muazu Abdullahi, 22 years old both of Gombe Town.

According to a press release signed by the Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar, said that the same both Joshua Dogo and Muazu Abdullahi criminally conspired among themselves and attacked one Abubakar Usman, 18yrs old of Garin Barde via Kwami LGA with a pistol and a knife and robbed him of his Bajaj Motorcycle.

“On receipt of the complaint, a team of policemen attached to the Tunfure Division were drafted to the scene and arrested the two suspects.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects include; A pistol, A Knife and one motorcycle.

In another development, teams of operation Hattara while on visibility patrol around Malam inna quarters on Sunday, 16th April 2023, apprehended three suspects named Muazu Abubakar, 18 years, Auwal Saleh, 18 years and Walid Muhammed 17 years all armed with dangerous weapons.

The suspects confessed to having robbed the residents of the area of their valuables and inflicted bodily injuries on several victims.

Exhibits recovered from them are cutlasses as the case is under investigation and will soon be charged to the court for prosecution.

The case will be charged in court after the conclusion investigation.