Armed Fulani Herdsmen Arrested For Attempt To Rob ATM Customers

Abia State Police Command has arrested three Fulani herdsmen for allegedly attempting to rob some bank customers at Ohafia.

According to Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu, as the suspects were observed making suspicious movements around the bank premises, later they were nabbed by policemen around 7pm near a bank at Ohafia, where they were laying siege on customers withdrawing money via the Automated Teller Machine.

When the police searched the armed herdsmen on a motorcycle, they recovered a locally-made pistol, live cartridges and long knives hidden under their flowing gowns and suits.

One of the suspects, who managed to communicate in pidgin English while the others could only speak Fulani language, admitted ownership of the gun, but said their intention wasn't to rob bank customers.

According to the suspect, the gun was one of their tools as a cattle rearer and that they were around the vicinity to look for food.

However, the police insisted that the herdsmen were not permitted to carry arms.

Abia Police also paraded three middle-aged men, who were arrested with a Toyota Camry marked, LAGOS, EPE 392 AY, as they were cruising to Aba.

The CP said when they were flagged down and asked to produce the particulars of the car, they could not, but instead offered a bribe of N10,000 to the policemen on roadblock.

Suspecting a foul play, they were arrested and upon investigation, the telephone number of the owner was discovered.

One of the suspects, Emeka, said he was a mechanic in Aba , Abia State and was contacted by his cousin to repair the said vehicle for his (cousin’s) friend, adding that after repairing the car, he was asked to drive it to Aba.

"I was only paid N3,000 to repair the car and after repairing it, they pleaded with me to help drive them to Aba," the mechanic said in his defense.

Source: Legit.ng