Two suspected criminals in Jos south
local government killed unknown business man and cut the body into pieces and
dumped it inside a shallow grave and took away N10, 000 from the deceased, the
Police in Plateau has said.
The police said all the arrested
suspects, confessed committing the crime; however it said the identity of deceased
has not been known by the police but information available revealed that the
man came to Jos on business trip and met his Waterloo.
The following Items were
recovered by the Police, they include, 13 locally made cartridges ,3
plasma televisions ,two speakers ,6 laptops ,30 handsets ,15 knives ,local
charms, one DVD , 3 vehicles and plate Number marked GWA 987m Abuja .
Also the Plateau state police
command said it also remanded 24 persons, one minor in their custody, who are
the members of the protesting Shiites group which the exercise turned violent
after at Angwan Rogo in Jos North local government Area of the state.
The state commissioner, CP Peter
Babatunde Ogunyanwo disclosed this to journalists at the command headquarters on
Saturday while parading 32 members of the criminal syndicate in Jos.
He said, one month since assumption
of office in the state through the partnership of the police with STF, the
Press, and the state command has recorded the breakthrough in the area of crime
fighting.
According to him, among those 32
suspected criminals who were paraded to the newsmen include involved in
culpable homicide, armed robbery and cases of murder.
Ogunyanwo called on the citizens,
media to provide useful information necessary that can lead to their hideout
and vow to reduce crime in the state.
Also paraded is a suspect popularly
known as Steven Luka who allegedly killed his sister’s girlfriend and with
machete at his resident in Tudun wada suburb of the state capital on 27 July,
2016 when argument broke up between them, he explained.
Ogunyanwo said, four suspects who
invaded the family compound of a renowned footballer Onazi and robbed them of a
Toyota Highlander SUV were arrested in Lagos and have confessed committing the
crime.
The CP disclosed that one of the
suspects is a neighbor to the family of Onazi, urging everybody to help
policing work by providing useful information to security personnel to help
track down criminals.
He also said, there is a group who
specializes in cattle rustling who has been caught and that they have been
transferred to Pankshin Police cell, which all related cases will soon be
forwarded to court.
Speaking further on criminal
conspiracy against Mr. frank Mbanefo where his gateman was tied by armed
robbers waiting for him, shortly after some period of time they took away his
car but on useful information given to the Police, they were all arrested.
He said, governor Lalong has banned
any protest even the tri-cycle movement from 6am to 9pm to reduce criminal
elements in the society.
