Owo robbery suspect nabbed in Edo

A suspected robber, Etopa Sadiq, who participated in last week’s attack on banks and police stations at Owo in Ondo State, has been arrested by  the police in Edo State.
Etopa was believed to have been abandoned by his gang, which fled after engaging the police in a shoot-out.
Police Commissioner Samuel Adegbuyi said his men engaged the robbers at Ibillo, following reports that the hoodlums were heading towards that area.Read more

Samuel said the robbers fled after minutes of gun battle and abandoned some of their arms.
He said arms 32 AK47 magazines, three LAR rifle magazines, seven TO6 rifle magazines, 23 teargas canisters, three boxes of ammunition, 12 rounds of dummy cartridges, 23 live ammunition, three police crash helmets and one police uniform were recovered.