Police arrest deadly teenage robbers in Benue

Police in Benue State have arrested three teenage robbers who specialize in breaking into the homes of their victims during the day in Makurdi.

The suspects were paraded at the weekend at the state Command Headquarters, where the Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama said the robbers were arrested in the Wadata Area of Makurdi town.

He said “The gang com­prising, Aondokura Terngu, 15, Denen Tyonenge, 14, Tersoo Jigba,14, and Em­manuel Onaji, 16 years were arrested by men on township patrol.

“The suspects have con­fessed to be responsible for breaking into people’s homes during the day and carting away valuables when the owners were not around.

“In the course of the op­eration at Pika Mbasur vil­lage in Gboko, also our men arrested a 28-year-old Mba­jime Magh who was parad­ing himself as a military per­sonnel in uniform.

“Further search was con­ducted on the suspect and some items including one camouflage, pair of black military boot, a pair of Tet­ron uniform and one cam­ouflage vest. were recovered from him.”-The Authority