Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have arrested a pastor, Edwin Nwabueze, over alleged involvement in interstate automobile robbery.
The Police Public Family members Officer of the FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a observation issued to newshounds on Friday.
Adeh stated the arrest adopted the robbery of a Toyota Camry at UTC Plaza within the Garki District of the FCT.
In line with her, the suspect, who hails from Oji River in Enugu State however is living in Benue State, recognized himself as a pastor with the Salvation Energy Bible Ministry, positioned within the North Financial institution space of Benue State.
She defined that when sustained and expanded investigations, police operatives arrested Nwabueze at his place of abode.
In line with Adeh, the suspect due to this fact led the operatives to some other location, the place his alleged associate, recognized as Sadiq Jamiu, used to be additionally arrested.
“Initial investigations have additionally connected the suspect to earlier arrests via the Benue State Police Command in reference to automobile robbery circumstances.
“Additional findings point out that the suspects are individuals of an interstate automobile robbery syndicate specialising within the robbery and sale of automobiles throughout other states of the rustic.
“Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the total extent of the syndicate’s operations and apprehend different individuals who’re lately at huge.
“The arrested suspects are in police custody and will probably be charged to courtroom upon the belief of investigations,” the observation added.