The suspect was captured after gunmen attacked one Muhammad Danka of Ankoma Village and dispossessed him of his red Bajaj motorcycle.
A serving police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly supplying an AK-47 rifle used in an armed robbery attack in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
This was disclosed in a post on X by security expert Zagazola Makama, who stated that the arrest followed the apprehension of a robbery suspect, Justine Gbata, 30, from Doka Village.
The suspect was captured after gunmen attacked one Muhammad Danka of Ankoma Village and dispossessed him of his red Bajaj motorcycle.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 1:00 p.m. on January 24, when the assailants, armed with an AK-47 rifle, fired several shots before escaping into a nearby forest with the motorcycle.
“After the report, a combined team of police operatives, vigilantes and hunters pursued the attackers into the forest and arrested one suspect. Seven empty AK-47 shells were recovered at the scene,” a source said.
The source added that the suspect sustained injuries during the chase and was taken to the General Hospital in Doma for medical treatment.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that the rifle used for the robbery was supplied by a serving police sergeant attached to Daudu Division in Benue State,” the source disclosed.
The sergeant has reportedly been identified and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Benue State for further investigation.
Police authorities said efforts were ongoing to arrest other members of the gang and recover the stolen motorcycle, as investigations into the incident continue.
“After the report, a combined team of police operatives, vigilantes and hunters pursued the attackers into the forest and arrested one suspect. Seven empty AK-47 shells were recovered at the scene,” the source was quoted as saying.
The source added that the suspect, who sustained injuries during the chase, was taken to General Hospital, Doma, for treatment.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that the rifle used for the robbery was supplied by a serving police sergeant attached to Daudu Division in Benue State,” the source said.
The sergeant has since been identified and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Benue for further investigation.
Police authorities said efforts were ongoing to arrest the remaining members of the gang and recover the stolen motorcycle, while investigations into the case continue.