By Miriam Humbe
On 27/12/2024 at 01:30hrs, information was received that suspected Armed robbers attacked a farm at Akwanga, inflicted injuries on the security guard using a Machete and rustled thirty-four cows.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday for the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa Police Command, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed.
Acting on the information, police operatives in collaboration with the military and Vigilante swiftly mobilised to the scene and rescued the injured security guard to the hospital for medical treatment and launched a manhunt for for the criminals.
The relentless search paid off on the same date at about 13:16hrs where the criminals were intercepted at Akun Forest, Nasarawa Eggon where a gun duel ensued.
Consequently, two suspects were fatally injured and arrested and the rustled cows subsequently recovered.
The commissioner of police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed has commended the synergy exhibited by the security operatives that led to the success recorded and appreciated the Vigilante group for their support, and urged them to sustain the tempo.
