While parading the suspects along with other suspected criminals at the Command headquarters, Gombe State Police Commissioner, Shina Tairu Olukolu said the arrest followed an intelligence obtained by the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department (SCIIB) and a team from the Pindiga Police Division which led to the arrest of Solomon Bagudu and Dauda Aliyu as well as the recovery of the stolen vehicle which occurred 10th March, 2018 along Pindiga-Tumu road in Gombe State.
The Police Boss further explained that the arrested duo gave identity of the principal suspect, Osisioma Daniel, of Hardawa, Bauchi State who was trailed to his hideout in Tulmi Village in Akko LGA of Gombe State, but that Osisioma managed to escape with injuries on his head.
He, however, gave the assurance that the efforts are on to arrest Osisioma and won’t be long considering his injuries saying that one Army face-cap, a 3¼ Army camouflage nicker and a Tecno handset belonging to the deceased was recovered from the suspects.
Also paraded was a 22-year-old Usman Bello for impersonating as a Policeman and in possession of Police properties such as fake Police warrant card, Police belt, Police tag and 11 copies of passport size photographs of him in Police uniform.
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According to the Commissioner of Police, upon interrogation, the suspect claimed he was assisted with plain Police ID card and given Police belt and uniform to snap passport photograph and prepare an ID by a serving Policeman with a view of having free access whenever he comes in contact with any security agents on the road. The Police personnel in question has also been arrested and under investigation.
Two other suspects who specialized in stealing motorcycles while pretending to be security operatives were also paraded.
He said based on reliable information, Police attached to the IGP’s X-Squad, Gombe Command, had arrested one Danlami Musa and Mohammed Abdulhamid all of Lafiya Lamorde in Adamawa State on 14th August 2018.
He said they were arrested along Kashere-Pindiga road in Gombe State, in a case of criminal conspiracy, theft and attempt to commit culpable homicide when the duo who pretended to be Policemen from Gombe State Police Command stopped a cyclist, one Yahaya Sarkin Fada, and dispossessed him of his Bajaj Boxer motorcycle.
Tairu Olukolu explained that in an attempt to ascertain the Police Station which they claim to belong, the victim made effort to join the suspects in their private operational vehicle, a black Toyota Saloon car with registration number LMR 276 AA but at a point along the road, he was pushed out of the moving vehicle as they zoomed off.
Operatives and other Police teams were alerted hence; they pursued and arrested the suspects, though their third accomplice, Kaura Danladi escaped with the motorcycle to Lafiya in Adamawa state, the arrested suspects have been identified by other complainants.
The suspects according to the Police boss confessed to the crime and investigation is ongoing to arrest the other fleeing members of the syndicate and recover the items stolen.
Tairu Olukolu then thanked the Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Hassan DanKwambo and his Executive as well as the State Legislature for their unwavering support and assistance to the Police and other security agencies in the State in the discharge of their professional duties of maintaining law and order as well as safeguarding lives and property of innocent citizens.
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