Robbers offer Niger State DPO N500,000 bribe to close case
Story from Christine TOBECHUKWU
Niger State Police Command spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, has disclosed that nine robbery suspects arrested by the police in Niger State allegedly attempted to bribe a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) with N500, 000 to terminate their case.
Abiodun stated that the suspects while on parade in Minna, confessed that they were arrested by police operatives attached to Tafa Division with a Volkswagen Sharon with Reg No: LKJ 739 BJ, on the Kaduna-Abuja highway at Sabon-Wuse in Tafa LGA.
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The Police spokesman further noted,
“The vehicle’s body was found to have been riddled with some bullet impacts and occupied by nine men suspected to be criminal-minded persons.”
He stated that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and revealed that they had a warehouse in Akwanga where they kept their loot, while they sold the items in Kano State.
Abiodun also explained that the nine suspects attempted to bribe the police,
“They later attempted to bribe the DPO to terminate the case with an offer of N500,000.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the nine men specialise in targeting and monitoring faulty loaded trucks on the Abuja-Kaduna road, Keffi-Jos road, Nasarawa-Akwanga road and Minna-Suleja road.
The syndicate was discovered to have been engaging in attacking and breaking trucks/containers and looting items/property contained therein.”
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