Operatives of the Nigeria Police attached to Kpakungu Division, Niger State Police Command have re-arrested one Adamu Saidu and his partner ,Idris Bala, both of Masaka area of Nasarawa State, gor attempting to escape from a hospital in Minna, the state capital.

According to a statement from the Command, the two suspected criminals have been transferred to the State Criminals Investigations Department (SCID) Minna for further investigation.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in the press statement issued and made available to journalists on Friday, disclosed that Adamu Saidu was initially arrested on the 6th of February, 2024 at about 11:00 hours in a robbery scene in Gidan-Kwano area of Minna.

The statement added that the case was reported at Kpagungu Division, adding that Saidu, with one Abdulrahman Musa, and one other suspect, currently at large, armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, invaded two lodges in Gidan-Kwano, and robbed some students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, of over 25 mobile phones, a laptop and power banks.

It stated further that one of the victims allegedly raised an alarm which attracted mob action, and the suspects were pursued and one of the suspects, Adamu Saidu was apprehended and injured by the mob.

“He was taken to the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna for treatment,” stressing that “one laptop, 14 handsets, two power banks and a cutlass were recovered from him.”

The Police Spokesperson however pointed out that surprisingly, while the suspect was receiving treatment in the hospital, the second suspect, Idris Bala surfaced and claimed to be the first suspect’s relation from Bauchi State and had come to care for him on the sick bed.

DSP Abiodun noted that in the process of this care, at midnight, Idris was said to have destroyed the Police handcuff and attempted to escape with the suspect.

He said, “luck, however ran against the two suspects and they were re-arrested and Idris Bala claimed that he was told that Saidu was involved in a motor accident and that he was sent by Saidu’s mother from Bauchi State, but later discovered that it was robbery case that he was facing with the Police Operatives in Niger State and he tried to escape with him.”

The Command however assured that the suspects who were under investigation at SCID Minna would, after investigation, be arraigned in Court for prosecution. (Nigerian Tribune)

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