By Olayemi Esan
The police in Borno have arrested five suspects, including two soldiers for alleged armed robbery and culpable homicide who robbed and killed Point of Sale (POS) agent, Mr Yusuf Usman in at GSM Market in Bulumkutu Maiduguri capital.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar, said operatives of the Command initially arrested three of the suspects – Mustapha Lawan, alias Bakura Dantawaye, Abubakar Mohammed, alias Bro Shagi, and Umar Ibrahim
He said the trio confessed to the crime and named two other members of the gang, who are soldiers, Pte lgogo Michael, Pte Jibrin Adamu.
Umar said that the police and Military Police trailed and arrested the two soldiers on Sunday, adding that they also confessed to the crime..
“They (two soldiers) were Court Martialed by the military authority before being transferred to the command for further investigation,’’ he said.
