Police arrest two burglars for stealing N5.8m from POS operator in Jigawa

<p>The Police in Jigawa State have arrested 20-year-old Usman Yusuf and Ibrahim Aliyu over the alleged burglary of a POS shop in Gwaram Local Government.</p>, <p>Police spokesman, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed this in a statement issued to DAILY POST.</p>, <p>He said the suspects burgled and trespassed into a Point of sale (POS) shop and carted away the sum of five million, eight hundred and fifty thousand naira (N5,850,000:00).</p>, <p>According to the statement, “the police on 09/11/2023 received a report that at about 1945hrs, a group of miscreants criminally conspired, burgled, and trespassed into a Point of sale (POS) shop and carted away the sum of five million, eight hundred and fifty thousand nairas (N5,850,000:00).</p>, <p>He said upon receipt of the report, a team of policemen swiftly swung into action, where the suspects were arrested.</p>, <p>DSP. Shiisu said On interrogation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the crime and mentioned two others who are at large as their accomplices.</p>, <p>He said three million, six hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred naira (N3,617,500:00) was recovered from the suspects and they mentioned two of the fleeing culprits as their accomplices.</p>, <p>The Commissioner of Police directed that the case should be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Dutse for discreet investigation.</p>, <p>He said the suspects would be arraigned before the court to face the full weight of the law.</p>