The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded one Mr. Etopa Sadiq, suspected to have taken part in last Thursday’s bank robbery in Owo, Ondo State.

correspondents had on March 26 reported that the robbers attacked four commercial banks, killing some persons.

The robbers were also said to have carted away cash, arms and ammunition.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Samuel Adegbuyi, who paraded the suspect at the state police headquartres in Benin, explained that the 35-year-old man was arrested after a gun battle with officers of the command, following information that the suspected robbers had fled to Ibilo in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state.

“After the robbery, the hoodlums headed towards Ibilo in Edo State, where operatives of the command intercepted them in a gun battle which made some of them to flee, while Etopa Sadiq was arrested.

“Efforts are on to arrest the fleeing suspects,” Adegbuyi said.

Items said to have been recovered from the scene included seven AK47 riffles, three riot gunners, two SMG guns, two Lar riffles, four TO6 riffles, one Scorpion riffle, one Berretta riffle, Chief Revolver pistol, two pump action guns and one Tasser riffle.

Others were 23 tear gas canisters, a police ID card belonging to one Constable Akomolafe Andrew, a pair of police uniform, three police crash helmets, and a Permanent Voter Card belonging to one Tobi Ojo.

But the suspect, who hails from Kogi State, denied involvement in the robbery, alleging that he was shot by robbers and arrested by policemen on patrol, while on his way to Okene for local treatment.

Sadiq said, “I was shot by armed robbers. As I was riding my motorcycle to pick my family, I heard gunshots and I was shot in the hand.

“Some people rushed me to Adelabu Hospital in Owo and I was told that I had a fractured bone.

“So, I told them that I wanted to visit a native doctor in my town in Okene (Kogi).

“I was later discharged from the hospital. I was on my way to Okene when some policemen on the road stopped me. I opened the wound and told them that I was shot by armed robbers, but they told me to follow them to the police station. So, they brought me here; I’m not an armed robber.”


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Our laws needed to be review so that people like this can always be send to where they usually send their victims.Hope this will be minimal soon when most and capable youths are employed. Work for GMB

Very good of the NPF

missbehave247:
Very good of the NPF

My brother, there has to be an arrest even if it is not the right person....kudos sha!

They should make deeper investigations so as to verify his claims. Meanwhile nice job npf

That poor man is probably and unemployed graduate who think the only way out is to rob banks, he has done that at his own peril.

I will only commends the police if they can parade those rob 170m Nigerian of millions of naira with just a pen instead of this man.



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God don catch am

so who con dey lie na??
And shey that "right to remain silent" dey work for naija Like dis? Because suspects are always speaking to the press.

Nice one from them and I hope all these keep getting beta in Naija.

Hope a thorough investigation is done... And if ascertained to be guilty, just cut off his head only..

Sighs,l hope he is actually telling the truth because all this dare devil robbers always sing azonto when caught and they start blaming the devil for everything.......

NPF getting smarter!

police ehn

Remaining lekki suspect... Though he might be innocent, ... Proper investigation need to be done.

Thank u JESUS

Reminds me of a line in Fela's song:
"You be thief, I no be thief; You be armed robber, I no be armed robber"
Na who we go believe now?

proper investigation should be carried out. the innocent should not be persecuted.

I tink we really need forensic experts in d NPF...

Items said to have been recovered from the scene included seven AK47 riffles, three riot gunners, two SMG guns, two Lar riffles, four TO6 riffles, one Scorpion riffle, one Berretta riffle, Chief Revolver pistol, two pump action guns and one Tasser riffle.

Others were 23 tear gas canisters, a police ID card belonging to one Constable Akomolafe Andrew, a pair of police uniform, three police crash helmets, and a Permanent Voter Card belonging to one Tobi Ojo.

.

His statement though [color=#990000][/color]

Those sayin good work by police dint read thru ,, we know d way police hang issues on innocent Nigerians . That guy might be innocent

na wa oooo

Hmmmmmm,he mayb right but I learnt the local pple don't treat bullet wounds without police permit.
These guns etc were not found on him or with him,so what other evidence.
Check well before u punish an innocent man.

D more u see, the less u understand

I pirry the dude mehn

Him own don land

D guy b like: I wan do d last one b4 Buhari assume office.

Gbege.... Finally

ok