Four armed robbery suspects have been arrested by Joint Security Forces comprising officers of the Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigerian Armed Forces, amongst others, along Otukpo-Taraku road, Benue State on Saturday.
A police source made the development known to newsmen late Saturday night while sharing a video of the armed robbery suspects.
“Four armed robbers have been arrested by Joint Security Forces along Otukpo-Taraku road, Benue State on Saturday. The robbers are part of those armed robbers who attacked banks and a police station at Otukpo, Benue State yesterday,” the source noted.
When contacted Saturday night, the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, urged newsmen to await the conclusion of the investigation by the investigation team.
“Please let’s allow them to finish their investigation and report,” she noted in a tacit SMS exchange.
Earlier, the Nigeria Police Force revealed that two suspects were killed during a chase of armed robbers who robbed a bank, attacked a police station, and killed some police officers in Benue State on Friday.
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Otukpo, Chief Superintendent John Adikwu, three other police officers, and three civilians lost their lives in the bloody Friday afternoon bank robbery in Otukpo town.
The police high command said on Saturday that it has also initiated a comprehensive and coordinated effort to bring the perpetrators of the acts to book.
This was as IG Olukayode Egbetokun ordered the deployment of additional operational and investigative assets and resources to Otukpo, the Benue State Command, and surrounding states to assist in the swift apprehension of the other fleeing criminals responsible for the incidents.
Egbetokun has also put all police commands and formations on red alert to avert further deadly attacks on institutions and innocent citizens while noting that the Otukpo attack was an early warning sign of the ember month challenges which are often characterised by bank robbery and other related crimes.
