During a robbery operation at Berger in the Quarry area of Mpape, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, Abuja, caught a suspected armed robber.
On Saturday, the suspect was apprehended by police.
According to reports, the apprehended suspect, Isah Akuboh, was part of a gang who attempted to steal a Lexus before a passerby called the cops.
In a statement via her offiicial Twitter handle, the FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said, “A gang of armed robbers tried to remove an unregistered Lexus car at Berger, Quarry, Mpape, but a good samaritan who reasonably suspected their demeanor alerted the police who swung into action.
“Our operatives gave a hot chase to the fleeing miscreants, arrested one Isah Akuboh and recovered one locally crafted imitation of an English pistol and three rounds of 9 X 19 mm parabellum ammunition.
“Investigation is ongoing, and effort has been intensified to apprehend members of the syndicate at large.”