Four deadly armed robbers terrorizing residents of Benue state have finally been apprehended by the police.
Two of the armed robbers after they were caught
Men of the Benue state police command have arrested four criminals and recovered various arms and ammunition from them during a robbery.
In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, ASP. Moses Joel Yamu, the hoodlums have confessed to their crimes and will soon be charged to court.
The statement read: "On 02/10/2017 at about 20:00hrs, SARS operatives on township patrol intercepted one Christopher Abah 19yrs and Iorhen Mark 18yrs at the old bridge, on the spot search, recovered two live cartridges, further investigation led to the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol with 3 face caps including a camouflaged one.
"Similarly, SARS operatives based on a distress call on 05/10/2017 at about 1800hrs arrested Ben Ukpev, 21yrs and Adanyi Adanyi, 22yrs of various addresses at Logo 1 after robbing an innocent citizen of his handset at gunpoint. A locally fabricated revolver pistol with one live ammunition and a set of criminal charms were recovered from them. They will soon be charged to court."