How Police Deploys Forensic Skills To Track, Arrest Notorious Bariga Robbers In Kaduna

By: Okosun Dennis

It was another breakthrough for the Lagos State Police Command as they have successfully exploited the ingenuity of its forensic skills in combating crimes as its operatives traced some suspected armed robbers to Kachai Local Government of Kaduna State and arrested them with their weapons of operations.

The four suspected armed robbers, armed with dangerous weapons, had on 5th November, 2020, robbed one Mr Sontochukwu Uzoahukwu, at Iliya Street, Bariga, Lagos State and fled.

The suspects, who were arrested on the 1st December, 2020 were identified as Junior Michael, 22, Pius Eko, 18, Samson Yunana, 22 and Daniel Yaki, 19, who was once a security guard to the victim.

The victim had reported the case to the police at Bariga Station, Lagos State after the attack on him by the criminals and they have confessed to the crime.

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It was learnt that further to the instruction of the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, the Divisional Police Officer, Bariga, adopted intelligence and forensic strategies to trace the suspects to the said village in Kaduna and apprehended the four of them.

CP Odumosu, while commending the police operatives for their professionalism and commitment in arresting the suspects, ordered the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case for discreet investigation and prosecution.

The police boss, therefore, urged the general public to always have belief and trust in the police on cases reported, that the police would leave no stone unturned to unravel any case reported to the police and get justice.

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