The Surveillance Unit of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Imo State Police Command has arrested two of a three man armed robbery suspects in Owerri.
Luck ran out on the fleeing robbers who specialize in bank robbery after they allegedly robbed a victim. The money belonging to the victim was recovered from them intact.
The syndicate allegedly focus on robbing bank customers, and also specialize in master keys to unlock people ’ s cars. The incident took place at Ikenegbu layout area in Owerri after the victim was said to have withdrawn money from the bank.
THE PUNCH however quoted the Imo state commissioner of police , Chris Ezike ,have confirmed the incident and said the N450,000 belonging to the victim was recovered from the suspects .
Ezike who gave the names of the armed robbery suspects as Isaac Onwuguzo ( 45 ) from Umuoma -Ndegwu , Irette in the Owerri West Local Government Area; and Anyahie Ehirim (36 ) , a native of Umuaka in the Njaba LGA of the state , said a Toyota Camry car with registration number EPE 44 ET was also recovered from them.
The CP said, “The Surveillance Team , while on patrol along Okigwe road , got a tip off that a man who withdrew N500, 000 from a bank was trailed from the bank to Jevnik Junction , Ikenegbu , where he had made a brief stop .
“ While the car was parked, the suspects used the master key to open it , removed the money and drove off in an ash colur Camry car .
“ Our men gave them a hot chase and in the process of escaping, the robbers had an accident with another vehicle and our men rounded them up immediately.
“ A master key , cash of N450,000 and the car the suspects used for the robbery were recovered . ”
Ezike said the suspects would be charged to the court at the end of investigation
