Police operatives in Adamawa State have tracked down suspected bag snatchers and arrested two of them.
Two other suspects were still on the run as the police operatives continued investigations into the particular incident in which a female youth corps member is the victim.
The incident happened in the Mubi North Local Government Area of northern Adamawa, according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje.
Nguroje said in a statement obtained by NewsNow Saturday morning that, “On 10/06/2024, Paulina Ayuba, a corps member, reported to the police that between the hours of 6 and 7pm, while walking beside the road in Mubi North Local Government Area, four young boys in a tricycle approached her and forcefully snatched her phone and fled.”
Nguroje stated that the suspects: “Aminu Aliyu,18 years old, and Salisu Muhammed, also 18 years old, both from Kasuwan Borkono, Mubi, were arrested, while two others escaped arrest.”
“The stolen phone and one tricycle used in committing the crime were recovered as investigation continues to trace and arrest the fleeing suspects,” Nguroje added.