Nigerian armed robbery gang that has been terrorising the country has
been busted and the members arrested by the Ajman Police Command. The
gang comprising of five Nigerians, were involved in armed robbery at
the Al Mustaqbal money exchange in Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Road in
Ajman, a town in that country. The gang managed to steal Dhs2,75,000
including various foreign currencies.
Brigadier Sheikh Sultan Al Nuaimi, Deputy Ajman Police chief, said
that the incident took place last week when the gang members entered
the exchange and attacked and assaulted its employees, threatening
them with toy guns before emptying the premises of its cash and
fleeing.
The gang members entered the country on a visit visa, which expired
long time ago. He added that the police operations room received a
call about the robbery at around 10.30 pm last Thursday.
However, the suspects managed to escape before the police arrived on
the scene, as the employees failed to activate the alarm in order to
alert the police. Lt Col Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, director-general
of CID at Ajman Police, said that police formed a special team to
investigate the case.
The police team used sniffer dogs to trace the movement of the
suspects and found the shirt of one of the suspects and a toy gun used
in the crime.
The police also used the footage obtained from surveillance cameras
installed at the exchange house and the street, which assisted in
revealing their car plate number and its description.
In cooperation with the Sharjah and Dubai Police, the team managed to
identify the suspects and their location. One of the suspects was
arrested in a street in Sharjah. He then led the police team to his
accomplices in Dubai. In coordination with the Dubai Police, the team
raided the house of the suspect and arrested the other four.
Upon inspection of the suspect's residence, the police seized
Dhs11,000, receipts of purchases of gold, garments and various items,
as well as money transfer to their country and currencies including US
dollars, Euros, Omani riyals and other currencies.
The suspects confessed to their crimes and were referred to the Public
Prosecution. The police officials urged the public to take proper
precautions to avert such crimes.
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