The Edo State Police Command said it has arrested six robbery suspects in Benin and Oyo State.
In a statement by the state command Spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor said five of the suspects were arrested in Edo while the last was apprehended in Oyo State.
The statement reads, “On the 17/06/2022 the Command Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit received a complaint from Mrs. Omoyemi Oviosu, that on 06/05/2022 at about 02:00hrs unknown robbers broke into her house at No 50 Okunseri Street, off Dumez Road, Benin City and stole her smart phone and other valuables, that the next day the robbers withdrew N400, 000 from her Access Bank account.
“Immediately, the operatives of the unit swung into action using technical intelligence, arrested a total of six suspects, one in Oyo State and five in Edo.
“The suspects are Okechukwu Joseph (32 years old), Prince Efe (26 years old),Faith Effiong (22 years old), Oliver Gozie (26 years old), David Richard Ughotevbe( 20 years old) and Azeez Adio (20years old).
“The suspects made statements and confessed to being members of the criminal syndicate that rob phones, valuables, hack into bank accounts and steal unsuspected victims money.
“They will soon be charged to court after investigation,” the statement added