The Edo Police Command reports that it has detained four alleged armed robbers who were wearing military garb.
Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuze disclosed to reporters on Tuesday, that the suspects attacked and stole money and other valuables from a woman in Benin
Before the apprehension, the suspects allegedly divided the money among themselves after converting it to a foreign currency, according to Nwabuzor.
He claims that among the items retrieved from them were an iPhone 13 valued at N500,000, an iPhone 6 valued at N48,000, and jewelry worth N850,000.
Additional items include a washing machine, an LG split air conditioner for N360,000, a table fan worth N140,000, a standing fan worth N95, 000, an inverter battery and accessories, and gas cylinders, among others.
The command intelligence officers detained them after receiving a report from Grace Ainabe, the victim of an assault that took place inside her home.
The spokesman mentioned Iyabo Victor 35, Osas Aganmwonyi 28, Nosa Owie 24, and Idi Etukudo as the suspects arrested by the police.
He said that the suspects led by Victor, while adorned in military uniform and armed with guns, broke into the victims house in Teboga community and carted away money, phones and jewelries.
“The suspect entered her house through the POP ceiling and robbed the entire family of their belongings and forcefully transferred N447, 000 from the victim’s account.
“They collected her phone and forcefully obtained her secret code number for them to have access to her bank detail,” he said.