The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Henry Fadairo, said the suspects were arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) from the command.
Fadairo said that the suspects, Frank Obi-Bisong and Francis Akomaye, were arrested on February 6, at Obudu Local Government Area of the state.
He said they were arrested after robbing one Mary Adie of her Lexus ash-colour SUV, valued at N4million and her ATM, which the suspects used in withdrawing the sum of N31, 000.
“Frank Obi-Bisong and Francis Akomaye robbed
one Mary Adie at Obudu and dispossessed her of her Lexus ash-colour jeep, with registration number, BWR 745 WN and her ATM card, which they used in withdrawing the sum of N31,000.
“The jeep and other valuables belonging to Mary Adie were recovered by men of the police. The suspects confessed to the crime and would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,’’ he said.
In a related development, the Commissioner of Police said that men of the SARS, in the early hours of Friday March 8, also rescued one Bartholomew Effiong at Bacoco community in the Calabar Municipality.
He said that Effiong was kidnapped on March 7, 2016, by heavily-armed gunmen, while his Camry car was also snatched.
“On the 7th of April, our men received a distress call that one Bartholomew Effiong has been kidnapped.
“The SARS team quickly proceeded to Bacoco community, surveyed the area, and pinned them down for a while. The next day, being 8th of April, the suspects were sighted by our men and heavy shooting occurred.
“Our men over-powered them and they escaped into a nearby bush with gunshots wounds. The victim and the vehicle were recovered, while investigation is on top gear to arrest the fleeing robbers/kidnapping.’’
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