Female robbery suspect, three accomplices arrested in Calabar

A FEMALE robbery suspect, Joy Ugoro and three other
accomplices, Eso Esoh Ekoh, Imoke Bassey, and Emmanuel
Ohi Euba, said to be members of a notorious robbery gang
in Calabar have been arrested by the Police in Cross River
State.
Joy and her gang were alleged to have robbed and raped
one Chima Ogiuke of Catholic Church Essien Town and
Chineye Uzoegbu of Flour Mills all in Calabar in the first
week of September 2014 and carted away three plasma
television sets, one IPad phone, two air conditioners,
refrigerator, wearing apparels and other valuables.
The spokesman of the Cross River State Police Command,
Hogan Bassey who paraded the robbery suspects, said the
gang specialises in robbing people around Flour Mills, MCC
Road, and Parliamentary Road . “These people have made
life a hell for the people of Parliamentary Village, MCC Road
and Flour Mills by constantly carrying out raids in those
areas, prompting the police to undertake sustained efforts
by our foot and vehicular patrols which led to the arrest of
the hoodlums.”

Joy confessed that the items they robbed from their victims
were sold at give- away prices in and outside Calabar. “We
sell plasma Tv for N5,000 and Ipad phone for N3,000 or
N5000 naira and we pack house hold items because people
do not keep much money at home these days.”
The Police spokesman also stated that a 30- year- old man,
Joseph Edet Essien, suspected to have kidnapped a 3-year
-old girl, Dorcas Michael Udofia, and took her to Eziama in
Abia State where he negotiated to sell her for the sum of
N200,000.00 is now in police net.
“On the strength of the complaint, officers and men of this
Command swung into action and the suspect was
apprehended and the victim recovered and reunited with her
parents.”