FCT Police Command thwart armed robbery attempt in Lugbe
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it foiled a robbery attempt by a 15-man gang at the Kapuwa area of Lugbe in the early hours of Friday.
In a statement released on Friday, the Spokesperson of the Command, Josephine Adeh, said the police responded to a distress call when members of the gang were operating in the Lugbe area.
“Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command attached to the Lugbe Divisional Police Headquarters in the wee hours of today, 8th July 2022 responded promptly to a distress call foiling an armed robbery attempt, recovered stolen items, and set criminal tail in between their legs (sic) with various degrees of gun wounds at Kapuwa, Lugbe area of the FCT.
READ ALSO: Air Force jet bombs villagers in Katsina
“The above followed the receipt of a distress call at about 0200 hours of today, at Lugbe Divisional Police Headquarters that a 15-man armed robbery gang was operating at a compound in Kapuwa,” the statement said.
Adeh said members of the robbery gang fled when the police arrived at the scene.
“Tactical and intelligence assets on duty drifted swiftly to the scene giving a hot chase to the criminals who had at that moment successfully gained access and removed personal effects from the said house and were on the run.”
According to the statement, stolen items were recovered from the armed robbers.
The recovered items include a Honda Accord with REG NO. BWR778BK, Peugeot 307 with REG NO. MKA496BC, five flat-screen television sets, eight pairs of shoes, different types and sizes of clothes including a uniform, one mini laptop, four ATM cards, one iPad, one PlayStation with two gaming pads and one Apple wristwatch.
The FCT police spokesperson added that operatives of the Command were on the trail of the fleeing gang members.
Adeh assured residents of a revamped security architecture while urging them to supply operatives with valuable information.