The new wave of criminality ravaging some parts of the North and Middle
Belt may have spread to the heart of the South East region, as three suspected
Fulani herdsmen were paraded by the Abia State Police Command for allegedly
attempting to rob unsuspecting bank customers at Ohafia.
There have been allegations of robbery, attempted rape , and ritual
killings leveled against herdsmen in some parts of the state especially around
Lokpanta Cattle Market , as well as Okigwe area of Imo State.
Parading the suspects in Umuahia, Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu,
said the armed herdsmen on a motor bike were nabbed by eagle-eyed police men
around 7pm near a bank at Ohafia, where they were apparently laying siege on
customers withdrawing money via Automated Teller Machines.
According to the police, the suspects who were observed making
suspicious movements around the bank premises were closely monitored and later
apprehended only to discover a short locally made pistol, some live cartridges
and long knives hidden under their flowing gowns and suits.
In an interview with journalists, one of the suspects who managed to
communicate in pidgin English as others could only speak Fulani, admitted
ownership of the gun but said his intension was not to rob as alleged by
police.
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