The Nigeria Police Force, Bayelsa State Command, Yesterday, said it has arrested three suspected armed robbers that specializes in the robbery and killing of Bank customers in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Items said to have been recovered from the suspects included two AK-47 Riffles, 174 Ammunitions, a face mask, and an NYSC uniform. It was gathered that the arrest was made based on a tip-off that prompted the team to lay an ambush along the Okordia-Zarama road where they accosted a Toyota Corolla car and a Highlander jeep allegedly coveying the suspects to Yenagoa for a bank operation. It was also gathered that the three-man gang is suspected to have been the armed robbers killing bank customers in some parts of Yenagoa after dispossessing them of huge amounts during their bank raids. Contacted on the arrest of the armed Robbery suspects, the spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, DSP Asinim Butswat confirmed it but said the State Commissioner of Police will brief the media and parade the suspects soon as investigation is still ongoing.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 24, 2019 16:29 UTC