Police arraign three over alleged illegal possession of firearm

The Police Command in Benue State on Monday arraigned Samuel Ver, Isaac Ikyaa and Jacob Ikyaan in a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court 5 over alleged criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of a firearm.

The Police Prosecutor, Insp James Ewaoche, told the court that the case was received at DZ Section SCID Makurdi through Signal

No. CJ:4161/BNS/JTF/OPZ/VOL.1/632 dated Dec. 8 from Operation Zenda JTF Makurdi.

Ewaoche said that men of Operation Zenda JTF, led by Insp. Sunday Achegbulu received a distress call that three armed men on a boxer motorcycle were sighted along Makurdi-Naka road while planning to kidnap a middle-aged woman, Mrs Mde Mkav of Agasha town in Guma Local Government Area of the state.

He said the team while acting on a tip-off, swiftly swung into action and arrested one Samuel Ver, Isaac Ikyaa and Jacob Ikyaan all of different addresses in Makurdi, and recovered a dummy gun from them.

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He said during a police investigation it was revealed that the suspects belong to an armed robbery syndicate that specialises in disguising as commercial motorcyclists, usually conveying passengers to hidden places at night to rob them.

He said the accused contravened section 6(b) and 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act 2004.

However, when the case came up for mention, no plea was taken for want of jurisdiction.

The Magistrate, Mrs Erdoo Ter, remanded the accused at the Federal Maximum Correctional Centre Makurdi and adjourned the case till Feb. 3, 2023, for further mention.

Police arraign three over alleged illegal possession of firearm