The Yobe state Police command Tuesday recorded another mile stone in the arrest of two suspected soldiers in a case of armed robbery and homicide.
Briefing journalist in Damaturu, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said detectives from Karasuwa Divisional Police headquarters in response to a distress call apprehended “N/A13/69/1522 Lance Corporal John Gabriel and N/A13/70/6552 Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon both attached to 241 RECCE Battalion, Nguru.”
He stated that one of the assailant(L/CPL John Gabriel) whose intention was to rob unsuspecting motorists of their vehicle left the barrack in mufti having concealed his rifle in a camp bed for military check point at Nguru at about 10:pm.
Meanwhile, One Sheik Goni Aisami, a prominent Islamic scholar based in Gashua who was traveling alone from Kano to Gashua in his drive, Honda Accord Car with Reg. No KBT 31 AE arrived at the military check point at Nguru.
Abdulkarim stated that, L/CPL John Gabriel requested the Islamic cleric to offer him a lift to Jaji Maji which he obliged and that while driving and before reaching Jaji-Maji town, the assailant asked him to park that there was an unusual noise at the rear tire.
He said when the cleric came down to check the tire, the suspect brought out his rifle, shot and killed him.
Dungus said the assailant dragged the body and hide it in the bush. The suspect took possession of the vehicle with the intention of taking it away, but the vehicle refused to start after several attempts.
DSP Dungus added that the suspect called his accomplice, one L/CPL Adamu Gideon, from 241 RECCE Battalion Nguru and auto-electrician from Jaji maji to assist in starting the car.
