Gang members nabbed days after attack on lecturers

The Taraba State Command has arrested a gang of robbers, who attacked and inflicted injuries on some lecturers while robbing them.

The Taraba State Commissioner of Police, Mr. David Ajibola Akinremi, said that the gang specialized in dispossessing residents of their goods and valuables at night, in Adamawa, Kaduna and Taraba states.

The gang is said to be led by Mr Bashir Mohammed, a suspected criminal based in Kaduna State.

Akinremi

After the arrest of Mohammed, two members of his gangs were nabbed at Jalingo, capital of Taraba State by detectives from the state police command.

The smashing of the gang started after detectives got information from well-meaning residents in the state about the activities of the illusive gang. The information was first given to Akinremi, who working swiftly on it, detailed his men to the fingered areas.

The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), an Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP), Mr David Misal, said that the gang, penultimate week, invaded the State University in Jalingo, robbed and inflicted injuries on four lecturers before fleeing with several valuables.

The valuables include a vehicle, car accessories, electronics and Jewelries.

Misal said: “ The gang’s downfall started after the CP set up a crack squad to catch members of the gang. The gang leader, Mohammed was nabbed at their hide-out in Jalingo. A  Toyota Camry vehicle, with registration number KMC 79 AP and a plasma TV were recovered from him. The suspect, who confessed to the crime, revealed how he and gang members used to rob at nights in Adamawa, Kaduna and Taraba states.”