The Katsina State Police Command says it has succeeded in arresting two suspected armed robbers impersonating as officers of the Nigerian Army and the Police to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables.
The two suspects according to the spokesman, Superintendent Gambo Isah, are 35-year-old Yahaya Armaya’u, also known as Kofur and 32-year-old Bashir Isiyaku, also known as Soja.
Parading the two suspects before reporters, Superintendent Isah said both men are from Yar-Kaware village in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He said both men always dressed up partially in Police and Army camouflage and intimidated their victims with handcuffs, before robbing them.
35-year-old Yahaya Armaya’u dressed in a police camouflage who is the ring leader of the 2-man syndicate, said both of them are commercial drivers who ply between Katsina-Abuja to other parts of the country.
He said they got the Police and Army camouflage from two of their security personnel passengers who boarded their vehicle in Yola, after a wedding ceremony.
The suspect noted that both men forgot the uniforms in their respective vehicles which they decided to use casually, but did not intend to commit the crime with them.
For the handcuffs, 32-year-old Bashir Isiyaku, spotting army camouflage, said he stole it from a military police friend serving at Ibadan, who came home due to illness.
Items recovered from the suspects include a handcuff, a police face cap, one army and police camouflage T-shirt, a pair of canvas, and two black jean trousers.