The police spokesperson added that while the police searched the recovered vehicle, two identification cards linking the fleeing suspects to the syndicate were found.
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has said that its operatives arrested four persons posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for robbery and kidnapping.
The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who made this known in a statement said that the arrested fake EFCC operatives robbed students of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa and abducted a National Diploma II (ND II) student of the institution identified as Adudu Kingsley.
Nansel said that “On 17/04/2024 at about 1545hrs, a distress call was received that four individuals posing as EFCC personnel, using a Toyota Corolla, Green in colour with registration number Abuja YAB 509 TT robbed some students of Federal Polytechnic NASA at Samakwe Lodge behind Government College, Nasarawa LGA and Abducted one Adudu Kingsley, an ND II Student of the same Polytechnic.
“Reacting to the unsavoury development, Police operatives gave the suspects a hot chase, and a road block was mounted at Laminga junction to stop the suspects from escaping with the victim, but they hit the barrier and fled.
“Furthermore, Police operatives at Anguwan Madugu were contacted to mount another roadblock, which the suspects sighted from a distance; abandoned their operational vehicle and the abducted student and fled.
“Luck ran out of one of the suspects as he was caught and beaten mercilessly by an angry mob before the arrival of the Police while others fled.
“The suspect was rescued from the mob by the Police and rushed to Primary Health Care, Laminga, where he died while receiving treatment.”
The police spokesperson added that while the police searched the recovered vehicle, two identification cards linking the fleeing suspects to the syndicate were found.
According to him, further investigation led to the arrest of three other members of the group including Hyelda Aliyu Ibrahim, Henry Patrick Okwu, and Shuaibu Abubakar (the operational driver).
He said that exhibits recovered from the suspects include an iPhone 12 Pro Max, Huawei, and Tecno Spark 5, as well as fake EFCC ID cards.
Nansel further stated that the suspects have confessed to terrorising student areas in Keffi and Nasarawa local government areas of the state, adding that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspect at large.
He stated that victims had identified the suspects, and the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for further investigation.
According to Nansel, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has assured that the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution upon conclusion of the investigation.”