3 arrested for stealing women from the market in Kpandai | criminality

Three armed robbers were arrested by police for allegedly stealing women from the market in Kpandai, a suburb of the Northern Region.

The suspects: Sumaila Bella, 30, Imoro Aliu, 19 and Iddirus lddi, 20, all of Fulani origin, were identified by their victims during an identification parade organized by the police.

The information collected by DGN Online indicates that the Sumaila and Imoro suspects were sighted on the scene a few hours before the flight. Iddirus was later arrested in Kumidi on information revealing that he had tried to board a tricycle for Salaga. cartridges.

Northern Area Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, confirmed that his arrest occurred at around 8 pm, a distress call received from Kpandai Police by Hon. Thomas Nkpetri, a member of the Wiae Region Assembly, said masked men were stealing market women and other road users on the Wiae – Nanjero road under the threat of "robbery". a gun.

According to him, a team of police officers was quickly dispatched to the scene to badist the victims. When the police arrived, the alleged thieves fled after their operation.

DSP Tanko stated that a one-off investigation revealed that three of the five thieves suspected of being Fulani had guns in their possession, while the other two also carried a machete.

He said that at around 6:30 pm the same day, thieves blocked a section of the road that was deplorable, even without a network, and deprived shopkeepers and other road users of various sums of money and mobile phones.

Police PRO reported that the police had tried to arrest two suspects suspected of leaving the city and called on residents to voluntarily release information to help the police stop them.