{"id":136978,"date":"2024-11-05T11:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T10:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/two-suspected-phone-robbers-arrested-in-minna"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:55:48","slug":"two-suspected-phone-robbers-arrested-in-minna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/two-suspected-phone-robbers-arrested-in-minna","title":{"rendered":"Two suspected phone robbers arrested in Minna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Two suspected tricycle robbers arrested in Minna metropolis are presently cooling their heels in the custody of the Police in Niger State for robbing a victim of his mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>They were picked up by the officers of Kpakungu Police Division on October 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna said, the suspects were nabbed following report from a victim robbed of his phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn receipt of the report, the police operatives of the division, with credible intelligence, arrested two suspects in connection with the crime, \u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects are Azifi Lawal, aka Maka, 25, and Abubakar Saidu, aka Yaro, respectively of Soje B and Gbeganu area of Minna.<\/p>\n<p>Abiodun explained that the victim boarded a tricycle from Gidan-Kwano area to Dama. He met two passengers there-in, and while on their way close to Dama, the two passengers conspired, attacked and robbed him of his phone and escaped into the near bush.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and other similar robberies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey mentioned one Mubarak of Dutsen-Kura area as part of their gang members. Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing to recover the stolen phones and arrest the fleeing suspect, \u201d Abiodun further stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Two suspected tricycle robbers arrested in Minna metropolis are presently cooling their heels in the custody of the Police in Niger State for robbing a victim of his mobile phone. They were picked up by the officers of Kpakungu Police Division on October 31, 2024. 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