3 Corps members nabbed for armed robbery

The Niger State Police Command has released a
statement that it has arrested three members of the
National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), who are
serving in the state for allegedly robbing » one
Mrs Anyanwu Obioma, a shop owner at Halidu
Gezu plaza in Suleja area of the state.

The command's Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), ASP Bala Elkana , confirmed the arrest of
Dore Shola Frank, Jimoh Sadiq, and Oscar
Owolabi , saying the Corps members » who are
serving in Suleja, conspired to rob Obioma of the sum of
N150,000 cash and other valuable properties and were
arrested by a team of vigilante officers attached to the
plaza.

The statement by Elkana reads:

“

The three Corps members, Dore Shola
Frank, Jimoh Sadiq, and Oscar Owolabi,
were brought on the allegation that they
conspired and entered the shop of one Mrs
Anyanwu Obioma of Halidu Gezu Plaza
Suleja and robbed her of a cash sum of
N150, 000.00.
Apart from the cash, they also allegedly
stole one Laptop valued at N140,000.00,
recharge cards worth N159,000.00, three
bags of rice valued N30,000.00 and 11 big
sizes of Milo valued N15,000.00."

The PPRO said the police has launched an in-depth
investigation into the matter and Niger State Secretariat
of the NYSC has been duly informed about the
involvement of the corp members in the incident.