Crimes

Police arrest 3 EFCC impersonators robbing Abia varsity students

The officers of the Abia State Police Command have arrested three suspects who impersonated the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to rob the students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) at their residence.

The command’s spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka, made this known in a statement on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Chinaka stated that the police got information on Tuesday, January 23, that a four-man gang in EFCC uniforms was robbing the students at their residence.

She noted that the robbers dispossessed some of the students of their phones and forced them to transfer N120,000 to the assailants’ bank accounts.

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Chinaka added that the police visited the crime scene and arrested three of the robbers at the Man-O-War base in MOUAU.

The police spokesperson added that six stolen phones and the operational tricycle of the robbers were recovered from them.

Also recovered from the robbers were four EFCC jackets, two EFCC ID cards, one toy gun, and four search warrants from the anti-graft agency.

Chinaka added: “Investigations into the matter are still in progress.

“Abia people are advised to be security-sensitive and to report any suspicious activity to the police immediately whether the suspect is in uniform or not.”

The Star

Segun Ojo

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