Police arrest Facebook robbers in Delta

The police in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested three young men for robbing their Facebook friends of a bag containing clothes.

The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the arrest on Thursday said the victims, Oleshade Akugbade and Olayinka Alake, both of Ibadan, Oyo State, reported at the GRA police station in Asaba that they were invited to Asaba by their Facebook friends, Daniel Fredrick, Nze Emeka and Kingsley Nwali, all residing at Shedrack Estate in the Delta State capital.

“On their arrival at the aforementioned estate they were robbed by their hosts of a bag containing their clothes. The three suspects have been arrested while the stolen items were recovered from them,” Kalu said.

The PPRO also said the police arrested three people in connection with the theft of one Toyota Camry car.

She said, “SARS Patrol team Asaba, while on routine patrol at the Bridge Head in Asaba intercepted one Toyota Camry car with registration number BWR 89 DC with two occupants, one Ikechukwu Okafor and John Okibe.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they snatched the car from its owner at Abuja and they were on their way to Ihiala in Anambra State to deliver it to a receiver.

“Based on their confession, detectives moved with the suspects to Ihiala and arrested the alleged receiver, one Christopher Okolie.

“However, on their way back to Asaba, one of the suspects, John Okibe, jumped down from the vehicle with hand cuff on his hands in a bid to escape and he was subsequently shot on the leg and re-arrested.”