The Niger State Police Command said on Tuesday it arrested a suspected armed robber, Abubakar Mohammed , along Suleja – Minna Road, in the Suleja Local Government Area of the state .
The police operatives attached to ‘ A’ Division , Suleja , were said to have been on the trail of the 25 – year- old suspect from Eminence area , Suleja , before he was apprehended .
One locally – made pistol with two live cartridges and a jackknife were recovered from the suspect .
PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect bought the pistol from one Chukwuka of Ogbaro village in Anambra State for N 10 , 000 , to facilitate his security job in Suleja.
Mohammed denied using the gun to rob .
He said , “I was a bricklayer , but due to economic hardship, people stopped building and I had to find security work to sustain myself and take care of my siblings.
“ Originally, my name is Martins Osadebe and I hail from Ogbaro in Anambra State . I have lived in Suleja for years , but my people did not know that I converted to lslam just because I was desperate to get a job . ”
The state Police Public Relations Officer , Wasiu Abiodun , said the suspect would be arraigned at the end of investigations.
