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Bayelsa Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect on wanted list

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Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit, Bayelsa State Command, said it has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect who is on the wanted list of the command for various armed robbery cases in Yenagoa and environs.

The police gave the suspect’s name as Keme Azorobor, 27 years old native of Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State.

The arrested suspect who resides in Yenagoa, the state capital was arrested during a clearance operation at Otiotio Road, Yenagoa on 24th July 2022, at about 2345 hours.

The police recovered a locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge from him.

The statement issued to PRESSINFORMAT by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, said the suspect has confessed to the level of his involvement in various armed robbery cases by he and his cohorts, now at large.

The statement also noted investigations are ongoing to arrest his gang members and bring them to book.