Two members of a 10-man armed robbery gang have been arrested inside a hotel in Benin City after robbing residents of Ugbor area.
Those arrested were identified as Mustapha Haruna, and Abdulahi Abdulraman.
Items reportedly stolen by the robbers included assorted IPhones, Samsung phones, many laptops, one Jbl speaker, a power bank and an undisclosed amount of cash. Many of the stolen items were recovered from the arrested gang members inside the hotel.
Confirming the incident, Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, said policemen attached to the Ugbor police station embarked on manhunt and tracked the suspects to the hotel after the incident was reported.
Ikoedem said investigations were still on-going, adding that efforts were on to arrest other fleeing members of the gang