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Mathew
Abioro and his wife, Precious, were nabbed by men of the Federal
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Ogun State, for allegedly engaging
in armed robbery and serving as receivers of stolen items, NewTelegraph
reports.
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The state
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the
robbery gang had planned to carry out an operation before meeting their
waterloo, adding the couple had confessed to the crime. .
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The
PPRO disclosed that a pump action gun, one cut-to-size single-barrelled
pistol, one cut-to-size double-barrelled pistol and four live
cartridges were recovered from the suspects. .
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He
said: “The couple were arrested when men of FSARS received information
that some notorious armed robbers who have been terrorising Abeokuta and
Sango axis are planning to carry out another operation consequent upon
which their hideout was stormed and the couple was arrested.
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On
interrogation, they confessed being involved in a series of armed
robbery within and outside Abeokuta metropolis. They equally confessed
being receivers of stolen motorcycles from other robbery gangs and that
they used to sell such motorcycles to Benin Republic and used the
proceeds to purchase arms and ammunition which they use for their own
operations.”
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