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Benue Police Parades 14 Suspected Criminals With Arms

Dooshima Hir by Dooshima Hir
February 19, 2019
in North Central, Top News
Benue Police Parades 14 Suspected Criminals With Arms
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The Benue state Police command on Tuesday, paraded 14 suspects arrested for various criminal acts.

Among them, were two men, Tersoo Joseph and Demenenge Iorwa who raped and robbed their victim in Makurdi.

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Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Makurdi, the Commissioner of Police, Bishi Omololu said they were arrested across the state for crimes ranging from armed robbery, cultism, rape, illegal possession of fire arms and other social vices.

The commissioner however, explained that the two suspects who allegedly raped a lady and dispossessed her of her phone and N2,000 have confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court.

One of the suspected rapists, Tersoo Joseph, told newsmen at Benue Police command that they had raped the woman in the gutter along Kwararafa quarters after taking her belongings.

Bishi who earlier, briefed newsmen in his office before the parade expressed the command’s resolve and determination to smash armed robbery gangs and nip crime in the bud, assuring Benue people of the command’s readiness to protect lives and property.

Benue Police Parades 14 Suspected Criminals With Arms

While other members of an armed robbery gang, cultists, and those in possession of fire arms were paraded, the police commissioner called on those with illegal fire arms to surrender them to the nearest police station or face the wrath of the law.

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“I want to use this opportunity to warn the general public, especially those in possession of prohibited firearms to, in their best interest, surrender these arms to the nearest police station or face the wrath of the law when caught.

He, therefore, called on the public to partner with them by providing the police with useful information that will help fight crime and other social vices in the state.

Items recovered from the suspects include English made double barrel gun, locally fabricated pistols, live cartridges, live ammunition, knives, phones, a Honda Accord car, a motorcycle among others.

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