The Police in Niger State paraded three suspects, Abdulmumini Ala, Bala Abdullahi and Samuel Marafa, from
Agwara Local Government Area of the state, over allegation
of offering N1 million bribe to operatives of the State’s Anti-Robbery
Squad {SARS}.
Tribune newspaper reports that they were paraded while N540,000
was also displayed by the police as part payment of the bribe.
According to the police, the bribe was offered by the suspects so as
to remove from the police records some firearms recovered from their
relatives who were earlier arrested by SARS over robbery allegations and
possession of three AK-47 rifles.
Addressing newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer {PPRO}, Niger
State command, Mr Bala Elkana, said some three-man gang of suspected
trans-border armed robbers and cattle rustlers who were relatives of the
suspects offering the bribe had earlier been arrested by the
operatives of SARS and were charged to court.
to remove from the police records some firearms recovered from their
relatives who were earlier arrested by SARS over robbery allegations and
possession of three AK-47 rifles.
Addressing newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer {PPRO}, Niger
State command, Mr Bala Elkana, said some three-man gang of suspected
trans-border armed robbers and cattle rustlers who were relatives of the
suspects offering the bribe had earlier been arrested by the
operatives of SARS and were charged to court.
“We have three persons in our custody who approached SARS and offered
to give a bribe of N1 million for the police to remove from the
records firearms recovered from their relatives who were earlier
arrested by SARS and charged to court,” he said.