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have arrested an armed
robbery suspect and
recovered arms and
ammunition in the state.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, Bayelsa State
Command, DSP Asinim
Butswat, said the suspect
was apprehended on
Tuesday
about 2.30pm.
Butswat said on Wednesday
that the arrest was effected
by a surveillance team of the
anti-kidnapping unit of the
command through a tip-off
by a concerned citizen.
Butswat, who gave the name
of the suspect as Festus
Solomon, 22 years, said he
was arrested inside a Jetta
salon car with number plate
EFR 24 AA, parked along Sani
Abacha Expressway,
in Yenagoa, the state capital.
He said during the arrest, two
locally-made pistols loaded
with two cartridges and 11
live cartridges concealed in a
woven cap were recovered
from the vehicle.
The spokesman said the
suspect confessed that he
and other accomplices on the
run came from Delta State to
carry out an operation.
“The suspect confessed that
he with one Kess, surname
unknown, and three others
came from Delta State to
carry out an operation in
Bayelsa State. Efforts have
been intensified to arrest the
fleeing suspects.
Investigation is ongoing,”
Butswat stated.
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have arrested an armed
robbery suspect and
recovered arms and
ammunition in the state.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, Bayelsa State
Command, DSP Asinim
Butswat, said the suspect
was apprehended on
Tuesday
about 2.30pm.
Butswat said on Wednesday
that the arrest was effected
by a surveillance team of the
anti-kidnapping unit of the
command through a tip-off
by a concerned citizen.
Butswat, who gave the name
of the suspect as Festus
Solomon, 22 years, said he
was arrested inside a Jetta
salon car with number plate
EFR 24 AA, parked along Sani
Abacha Expressway,
in Yenagoa, the state capital.
He said during the arrest, two
locally-made pistols loaded
with two cartridges and 11
live cartridges concealed in a
woven cap were recovered
from the vehicle.
The spokesman said the
suspect confessed that he
and other accomplices on the
run came from Delta State to
carry out an operation.
“The suspect confessed that
he with one Kess, surname
unknown, and three others
came from Delta State to
carry out an operation in
Bayelsa State. Efforts have
been intensified to arrest the
fleeing suspects.
Investigation is ongoing,”
Butswat stated.
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