Operatives of Abia State Vigilante Service,AVS,have arrested four suspected armed robbers in Aba, the commercial city of the state.
The suspects were believed to be members of a notorious armed robbery gang terrorizing residents of Umungasi and Ossioma areas of the city.
The suspects, Kingsley Alozie, 26, Ifeanyi Elebeke, 27, Offia Ugorji, 24, and Ikenna Ikechukwu, 22, were arrested by the Ariaria Unit of Abia security outfit.
According to Mr. Martins Idika, the Commander-General of Abia State Vigilante Group, the suspects were arrested on May 31, at their hideout.
Idika said that they would be handed over to the police for further investigation in line with the law establishing the security outfit.
Idika also explained that the gang specialized in attacking their victims at late hours to rob them of their valuables and as well rape female victims caught during the operations.
“Following useful information on the activities of the group, members of Abia State Vigilante storm the hideout at Rigo Hotel, behind Umuehegbu Industrial Market Aba at about 2 am on May 31, 2013, and arrested the four suspects.
“My men also recovered several items including one digital camera; 50 inch plasma television; laptop computers; DVD writers; wrist watches; various types of GSM handsets; pairs of foreign shoes and clothes, among others”, Idika disclosed while parading the suspects.
According to Idika, the suspects have attacked several people within Aba Township. He said that members of the gang normally take off from Umuocham Road from the house of one Indian hemp dealer, Chinedu Kwekwe who is said to be at large.
The AVS boss warned criminal elements still in the state to leave Abia as his men were combat ready to tackle all forms of criminal activities.
Idika also advised parents to monitor the activities of their wards, saying that confessional statements made by most apprehended criminals in the recent times showed that bad company often exposed youth to crime.
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