Notorious ‘One Chance’ Couple Arrested in Abuja, Vehicle Recovered

• The police have nabbed a couple who engaged in a series of robberies, within the FCT and its environs
• FCT police spokesperson, Josphenie Adeh, in a statement, issued on Thursday, said the couple confessed to have carried out a series of one-chance activities in the FCT before their arrest
• The ongoing investigation aims to apprehend other accomplices involved in the 'one chance' robbery syndicate in the territory

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FCT, Abuja - Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested a couple involved and one other in a ‘one chance’ robbery.

Operatives from Utako police divisional Headquarters on Thursday, January 11, paraded the trio of Chukwudi Okorie ‘male’ 51 years, Chibuzor Okorie ‘female’ 43 years both husband and wife and Esther Gabriel ‘female’ 38 years, The Nation reported.

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Legit.ng understands that the suspects are all residents of Akaraka Gwagwa, (FCT) who were nabbed in connection with a series of robbery, specifically one-chance activities within the FCT and its environs.

The FCT police public relations officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development via a statement issued to newsmen.

Adeh, in the statement, said the couple were arrested on Wednesday, January 10, alongside their accomplice in the FCT, for the crime.

According to Adeh, a blue Mazda car with Reg No. FCT 590 EV, an operational vehicle used by the syndicate to perpetrate their heinous acts was recovered from one of the suspects, Channels TV report added.

Police arrest fake soldier ‘defrauding residents’ arrested in Nasarawa, details emerge

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian Army on Thursday, January 11, announced that it has arrested a fake soldier in Awe, headquarters of Awe local government area of Nasarawa state.

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The Nasarawa state police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Rahman Nansel, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital, on Thursday.

According to the statement, the suspect claimed to be a soldier attached to 231 Battalion Biu, Borno state but the police investigation proved otherwise.

Lagos DPO sacked over unlawful detention of lawyer

In another development, Legit.ng reported earlier that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Gowon Estate Police Station, CSP Sulaimon Kabir.

The DPO was sacked following an unlawful detention of a lawyer.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officers confirmed the removal of the officer in a statement posted on his verified X page (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Source: Legit.ng