Four suspected Armed robbers arrested for Killing of a photographer in Minna.
In furtherance of the commitment of the Police Command in the State to ensure that suspects of crime are apprehended and prosecuted accordingly.
It could be recalled that on February 27th, 2024, an unfortunate incident of culpable homicide was reported at Bosso Division in which one Zaccheaus Salawudeen, 33yrs of Tudun-Fulani, Minna, was attacked in his residence, robbed, and stabbed to death.
Since then, the Police Command in the State has been on the trail of the assailants, and after a meticulous investigation; four suspects were apprehended on October 26th by the Crack Squad Unit of the Command at the River Basin area of Minna and They are;
-Mustapha Ibrahim, Sniper-19yrs
-Shamson Rabiu-21yrs
-Bashar Aliyu, Gizo-20yrs
-Abdullahi Umar-19yrs
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime as they narrated that on the same date, they were discussing within the area at Rafin-Yashi and they heard that the late Zaccheaus received a contribution of a huge amount of money, hence they mobilised to his residence at midnight, attacked and robbed him of ₦95,000 but they felt and believed that the deceased lied to them about the amount and one of them known as Danladi, presently at large stabbed the deceased with a knife in the stomach.
Investigation also revealed further that on August 9th, 2024, the same syndicate attacked a residence at Rafin-Yashin who initially refused to open the door for them, but they shouted that he wanted to be killed like the photographer, in the process, a neighbour identified them and he was inflicted with a serious injury of matchet cut by the jaw, but he survived.
However, two knives, five wraps of suspected cannabis, alcohol, matches, and abandoned slippers were recovered during the arrest..
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP,Wasiu Abiodun, said the Investigation is in progress, as efforts are being intensified to arrest the Danladi, adding that Suspects have also been arraigned in court for prosecution.
