The Police Command in Benue on Monday arraigned Samuel Ver, Isaac Ikyaa and Jacob Ikyaan in
a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court 5 over alleged criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of firearm.
The Police Prosecutor, Insp James Ewaoche, told the court that the case was received at DZ Section SCID Makurdi through Signal
No. CJ:4161/BNS/JTF/OPZ/VOL.1/632 dated Dec. 8 from Operation Zenda JTF Makurdi.
Ewaoche said that men of Operation Zenda JTF, led by Insp. Sunday Achegbulu received a distress call that three armed men
on boxer motorcycle were sighted along Makurdi-Naka road while planning to kidnap a middle aged woman, Mrs Mde Mkav
of Agasha town in Guma Local Government Area of Benue.
He said the team while acting on tip off, swiftly swung into action and arrested one Samuel Ver, Isaac Ikyaa and Jacob Ikyaan
all of various addresses in Makurdi, and recovered a dummy gun from them.
He said during police investigation it was revealed that the suspects belong to armed robbery syndicate that specialises in
disguising as commercial motorcyclist, usually conveying passengers to hidden places at night to rob them.
He said the accused contravened section 6(b) and 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act 2004.
However, when the case came up for mention, no plea was taken for want of jurisdiction.
The Magistrate, Mrs Erdoo Ter, remanded the accused at the Federal Maximum Correctional Centre Makurdi
and adjourned the case till Feb. 3, 2023 for further mention.
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