Police arrest Naval And Correctional Service Officers For Robbery In Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a Navy officer, Ibrahim Adamu, 25, and a Nigerian Correctional Service officer, Abdullah Abdulwahab, 26, on suspicion of armed robbery and car theft.
The suspects were paraded on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, by the command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who stated that they were arrested in Ekpoma by a crack team of the command based on credible information.
According to the PPRO, the suspects assaulted the driver of an unregistered Mercedes-Benz C300 in Sapele, Delta State, stole the vehicle from him, and compelled him to wire N400,000 to their account.
When the suspects were apprehended in Ekpoma, Edo state, they were planning to sell the vehicle in Abuja.
“The suspects have made statements and claimed to be personnel of the Nigerian Navy and the Correctional Service, respectively.”
Nwabuzor stated that the suspects’ vehicle and military uniform were also recovered.
Ibrahim Adamu, who joined the Nigerian Navy in 2019, disclosed to journalists that he was arrested for stealing a Mercedes-Benz C300 in Delta state.
“In 2019, I was recruited into the Navy.” Prior to my assignment in Warri, Delta State, I worked in Lokoja, Kogi State. When I attended a course in Sapele, I devised the plan to steal a vehicle, he explained.
“After completing my course, Abdulwahab visited me and inquired about my future plans. I assured him that we would make money, and he agreed to join me. We chattered a tricycle from Warri to Sapele for the purpose of the operation.
“In Sapele, we observed a vehicle without a licence plate; we asked the driver to pull over, but he refused.” We pursued him until he finally stopped in a village. And I informed him that we would be taking him to our office because he was driving an unregistered vehicle. He pleaded with us to resolve the matter there, but we refused.
“I took over the steering from him and began driving, but when we reached Oghara Road, he offered us money to settle the matter. I told him to pay N500,000, but he paid N400,000 to a Point of Sale account that I gave him, which was then transferred to me. We were driving to Abuja to sell the car when we were stopped by the police.”
Abdulwahab, a correctional service officer in the state of Kaduna, stated that Adamu invited Warri for the job and that this is his first involvement in a robbery.
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