The police in Abuja have arrested a taxi cab operator,
Sunday Ojo, for allegedly dispossessing his passenger of cash and other
valuables.
He was said to have robbed a female passenger of N70,000,
wrist watch and her ATM card which he allegedly used to withdraw N100,000 from
his victim’s bank account.
The Federal Capital Territory Police spokesman, Manzah
Anjuguri, in a statement on Sunday said Ojo was arrested at his residence at
Gbesa village in Abuja.
It said the victim informed the police that she boarded the
suspect’s car along Airport Road, Lugbe but was driven to Jedo Estate, Sabon
Lugbe where she was robbed.
The statement read, “The suspect in whose apartment the
victim’s wrist watch and SIM card were recovered has confessed to the crime and
is helping the police in their investigation.
“In compliance with the directives of the Commissioner of
Police FCT, Musa Kimo, the suspect has been transferred to the Command Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.”
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