Native doctor in police net for robbery‎

– Police arrest native doctor in Edo state
– He was arrested alongside six members of an armed robbery gang

A native doctor, (name withheld), has been arrested with six members of the deadly armed robbery gang that attacked a police station, two commercial banks in Igarra, the administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state, three months ago.


Six persons including two policemen, a private security operative attached to one of the banks and a woman, lost their lives during the devastating robbery operation.

The robbers had attacked the police division in the town, where they killed the two policemen and carted away unspecified number of AK47 rifles and ammunition, before attacking the banks.
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Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Osifo, ‎disclosed that following a tip-off, the suspects were traced to Okenne and Kabba in Kogi states where they were arrested.

Osifo gave the names of the robbery suspects as Idris Shaibu, Daniel Moses, Audu Raman Simple, Abdulahi Isah, Jimoh Salau, Saliu Laisu and an unnamed native doctor.

Others members of the gang are said to be on the run as police continue their chase.
Items recovered from the suspects include 15 AK47 rifles, 40 rounds of Ak47 ammunition and 569 live ammunition and charms.