Petrol attendant nabbed for conniving with robbers to rob station of N2.65m in Kano

KANO State police command has arrested a petrol attendant who allegedly connived with armed robbers to rob the petrol station where he works, while the sum of N2.65 million stolen by the armed bandits has beenrecovered.
This was contained in a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Magaji Musa Majia,  a copy which was made available to Sunday Tribune.
According to the statement:  On 20th of December, 2012 at about 0900hrs, one Monday Joseph ‘m’ 20yrs, Simon Chile Adamu ‘m’ of 22yrs old of Benue State and Umaru Adamu ‘m’ 22 years of Ankpa Kogi State conspired and stormed a filling station at Tudun Wada area of Kano State with armed pistol and robbed the manager of the sum of N2.65m. The robbers also allegedly snatched the mobile phones of all the staff then fled in a golf car.
The police statement disclosed that immediately the case reported at the police station, a manhunt of the hoodlums was launched and with the assistance of neighbouring Police Divisions which blocked all the routes and exits, the Golf car was abandoned in the bush at K/Dangora.
He added that the police, members of the community, vigilance groups and hunters, spread into the bush which led to the arrest of the suspects around the area. On spot search the stolen N2.65m was recovered intact
ASP Majia, further disclosed that  two- Pistols and the stolen phones were recovered. Investigation conducted however revealed that it was one Muktar Adamu ‘m’ of Ankpa, Kogi State,  an employee of the filling station and elder brother of one of the arrested suspect was the person who organised and invited the robbers at the time sales of the day was counted and about to be taken to the bank.
The Command therefore advised general public to ensure that they always screen persons they are employing in their business so that persons with good character are employed as most of the robbery incidents have  insiders as accomplice.
In a related development,  the Command smashed a syndicate of suspects who specialised in house breaking and theft.
The suspects whose names are Munniru Ibrahim ‘m’ of Zoo Road Kano, Mohd Usman ‘m’ of Yobe State, Idris Garba ‘m’, Zainab Yahaya ‘f’ and Mariya Usman ‘f’ all of Yakasai Qtrs Kano, during investigation confessed that they had been terrorising the residents of Hausawa, Court Road, Hassan Gwarzo and Darmanawa area.
They dispose their loot at Rimi Market. One of the victims has been located and exhibit were recovered from the suspects.

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