Two armed robbers arrested for stealing bitter kola and other items have blamed the devil for their activity and asked for mercy.
Pulse.ng reports that the suspects, identified as Onyenachiya and Chigbo stole bags of bitter kola, alongside phones, ATM cards, and money belonging to a yet-to-be-identified lady.
The bandits were reportedly arrested in the Amichi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Anambra state.
Besides robbing her of her belongings, the pump action-wielding criminals allegedly raped the victim.
A video emerged online which showed the two suspects being interrogated and their pump action gun and the stolen bags of bitter kola were displayed.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga of the Anambra State Police Command said further investigation was ongoing into the incident.
“The command is aware of the video of two persons allegedly confessing to be criminals.
“I will reach out to the community people in the area to ascertain what happened. I have also escalated the information to the DPO in the area for necessary action,” he is quoted to have said.
Meanwhile, in an earlier report, a 43-year-old man, called Muhammadu Ali, met his tragic untimely death after a bullet fired from a locally-made gun penetrated him during a bulletproof charm potency trial.
The deceased was a resident of Damaiwa Village via Bursali Ward Zaki Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Bauchi State.
He had gone into Damaiwa bush in the company of four others to test the potency of the charm. However, the charm failed and he was hit by a live bullet, leading to his death.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Bauchi State, Ahmed Wakil said in a statement that officers got information about the incident and rushed to the scene and then moved Ali to the hospital. But unfortunately, doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
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