A statement by the Edo State Police spokesman,SP Chidi Nwanbuzor explained that one cut-to-size locally made pistol with breech/NO CAL-45ACP, ten android phones and a motorcycle marked GDE222-VC were recovered from the suspects.
Nwanbuzor gave the names of the suspects, who all live at Back of Wonder City neighbourhood of South Ibie, as Umar Sanusi, 28, Saviour Sunday, 23, Edeh Samuel, 18, and Ede Monday, 23.
Thespokesman said that the suspects were arrested following a well laid ambush by the Divisional Police Officer, Agbede and his men alongside the local vigilante which resulted in the arrest of Sanusi as he rode a motorbike with another suspect, Boniface Junior who is currently on the run
According to him, investigation revealed that the motorbike was earlier stolen from the owner, one Abdullahi Nufu at gunpoint at Back of Wonder City, South Ibie.
He added that a search warrant executed on the premises of the suspect led to the recovery of the items and the arrest of the three other suspects.
