Police nab two suspects over handbag snatching
The FCT police have arrested two middle aged men for allegedly snatching a woman’s handbag at Utako, Abuja.
A statement by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Useni Omorodion, said the suspects were arrested on Friday, at about 6;30a.m. when they allegedly accosted the woman while on her way to work.
He said the suspects took away some valuables inside the victims handbag but policemen from the Utako division on being alerted went after the suspects and arrested them.
He said the items taken were later recovered, while the suspects, whom he gave their names as Umar Mohammed and Idris Umar, are currently under police custody, while investigations are still on going.
The statement said the FCT Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, assured the residents that the command will continue to do everything to tackle any crime in order to make the FCT safer.
POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE
DATE:05/16/2017
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